ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



I arn grateful to a number of and Ralph Tiner. Their help eliminated 



reviewers who read and criticized errors and obscure passages. For 



earlier drafts of this profile, those that remain, I am responsible, 



including Virginia Lee, Wiley Germaihe Webb typed and retyped the 



Kitchens, Ed Pendleton, John Gal lager, manuscript with her usual skill, 



Frank Daiber, Joseph Ustach, Rick patience, and good humor, and I thank 



Linthurst, Curt Laffin, Ralph Andrews, her for it. 



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