My research has benefitted from librarians and archivists upon whom I relied so often. I thank Winfree Segal and Steve Carter-Lovejoy at the Tuckahoe Library in Henrico County Virginia; Sean Casey at the Boston Public Library; Anne Benham and Barbara Selby at the University of Virginia Alderman Library; and Freddy Berowski and Tim Wiles from the A. Bartlett Giamatti Research Library at Cooperstown’s National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum. I am especially grateful to my colleagues at Collegiate School: Ben Lamb, Allen Chamberlain, and Melanie Barker, who answered my frequent and unexpected queries on every possible subject.
I appreciate those who helped me track down images of Boston and its Braves: Barbara Natanson at the Library of Congress; Karen Shafts and Jane Winton at the Boston Public Library; John Horne of the A. Bartlett Giamatti Research Library at Cooperstown’s National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum; and Alison Moore and Mark Rucker of the Rucker Archive.
My gratitude extends to Marilyn Shaw who offered countless helpful suggestions, and I am deeply indebted to the editorial staff at Rowman & Littlefield, especially Christen Karniski, who responded with wisdom and reassurance to each of my requests.
And I give my deepest, most heartfelt thanks to my family: Colleen and Joe; Jessica and Tim; Cat, Josh, and Oliver; and, of course, Toni. Upbeat, and compassionate, she reviewed my words with insight, support, and kindness.