First and foremost, I’d like to thank the Hammond and Harrington families of Nebraska for lending me space on their property to write this book. I owe a debt of gratitude to Josh Pruyn and Amelia Larsen for sparing their extra bedroom in Denver; Ron and Eleanor Caswell for hosting me not just once, but twice, on my travels through Saskatchewan; and Catherine Jourdan of Winston-Salem for giving me a place to stay as I perused the library shelves of Wake Forest University. Special thanks to David Dalton for his thoughtful edits and lovely home; Dean C. Smith, Storms Reback, Marianne Schubert, and Professor Jerry L. Anderson for help with research; and Rebecca Goodstein, Sarah Rice, Shannon Buckmaster, Jessica Blank, Rachel Bellavia, and Rebecca Biasi for their thoughtful critiques. Thanks to Cadence Cook for help with photo edits, and Amy and Peter Bernstein for their encouragement. And thanks to all the kind and generous folks along my route who fed, housed, and took care of me.