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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 289
Paula Baker gave the manuscript two terrifi c readings at different stages
in the project. James Kloppenberg’s comments and questions fortifi ed
my fi nal revisions.
I am also grateful to the many audiences who listened to me present
various pieces of my research, starting with attendees at the Capitalism
and Its Culture Conference at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Gregory Eow arranged a visit to the Rice University History Department,
where I learned from Thomas Haskell’s probing questions. Audience
members, panelists, and commentators at meetings of the American
Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, the
Policy History Conference, and the Davis Center for Russian Studies
Sixtieth anniversary symposium shaped and strengthened my interpretations.
Thanks to David Farber and Michelle Nickerson for sparking
memorable discussion at the AHA. Kathleen Frydl, Abena Osseo-Asare,
Jo Guldi, and Daniel Immerwahr helped polish my postdoctoral work.
David Kennedy offered valuable advice on publishing. Though I am
not a client of hers, Susan Rabiner generously offered her counsel at
several points.
At the Hoover Institution Martin Anderson and Tibor Machan supported
my work and offered me their insight into Rand, as did Bob
Hessen. I am also grateful to Kenneth Jowett. Andy Rutten and Katherine
Mangu-Ward guided me through the world of modern libertarianism.
Ron Unz gave me access to his database of libertarian periodicals, and
Andrew Kirk helped me track down an elusive Rand citation. During a
critical hour John Judis turned up at Stanford and gave me three unforgettable
words of writing advice.
My greatest discovery was Jane Barnes, who pushed me to excel with
tact and verve. This book is immeasurably better for her hard work
and sharp insight. Will Schulman gamely played the role of informed
general reader and offered excellent feedback as the manuscript developed.
Shoshana Milgram shared her Rand expertise with me on several
occasions. Joan Rosenberg offered me lodging in Irvine numerous
times, making my research trips infi nitely more pleasant, as did Jasmine
Kerrissey. In Charlottesville my colleagues in the History Department
provided a wonderfully supportive atmosphere for the last days of writing.
Guy Ortolano and Carmen Pavel critiqued my drafts and cheered
me on. With unfailing good humor and scrupulous accuracy, Stephen
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