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Chicago history and was encouraging of my work. My personal experience of Chicago was enriched by the residents of International House at the University of Chicago and especially by my friends Troy Fernandez and Guy Leavitt.
This book would not have been finished without the help of my friends and colleagues at the University of New South Wales. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences provided generous financial assistance, particularly for research visits to the United States. Friends and colleagues in the School of History provided support and assistance in many ways. Grace Karskens offered helpful feedback and a much-appreciated sympathetic ear. Sean Brawley enhanced the quality of my work via his reliably thorough reviews and suggestions. I owe a huge debt to colleagues who were fellow graduate students in the School of History when the research for this book was undertaken. Sophie Lieberman, Peter Dean, Richard Gowers, Rebecca Sheehan, David Holmes, and Andrew Beveridge helped create a vibrant, stimulating environment that was ideal for researching and writing about the past; they were also my most valuable critics and companions, helping to guide me through the highs and lows of researching and drafting this book and sharing countless distractions of the best kind. I would like to offer special thanks to Ian Tyrrell, whose vast knowledge of United States history and historiography was one of my most important resources. Ian’s intellectual and creative support was vital to the successful completion of this book.
I would also like to offer thanks to Cambria Press. The team at Cambria showed great enthusiasm, patience, and support in helping to realise the final product; and their editing and design work was particularly valuable.
I would especially like to thank my friends and family for their encouragement, humor, hope, and understanding. My health and sanity while researching and drafting the book were sustained by my Ultimate Frisbee buddies. Pauline Harley, Karen O’Riordan, and David Smith offered friendly, familiar faces and welcoming homes soon after I arrived in Sydney to begin work on the book. Gay Footer generously proofread the entire draft, greatly increasing the quality of the final work. Judy Searle,