Books do not write themselves; and I doubt that many authors manage without an enormous amount of help.
I know I have benefited from the advice, encouragement, and direct practical assistance of a great many people-nearly all of my friends, a large number of acquaintances, and not a few actual strangers. Thank you all, very much.
Particular thanks are due to Jocelyn Burrell and South End Press; Robert A Weppner, my attorney; and the National Writers Union (UAW local 1 98 1) for their assistance clearing the way for this second edition.
Thanks, again, to Daniel Ruck, Carl Caputo, Jamie Dawson, Laura Grant, Missy Rohs, Clayton Szczech, Robert Williams, and Shira Zucker-all of whom read and corrected earlier drafts.
And as always, lowe special thanks to Emily-Jane Dawson. I was fortunate to receive her advice in the course of my research, her help in locating obscure sources, her criticism concerning early drafts of the manuscript, and her technical assistance in the production of the graphics in this volume. But above all else, I am grateful for her friendship.