Acknowledgments I would like to thank Praeger Publishing for extending me the contract to write this book. It has been a long and laborious process, but a rewarding one, and an education in itself. I would like to thank my dear father, James L. Birdnow, and my dear brother, Timothy K. Birdnow, for their interest, apparently genuine, throughout the process. I would also like to thank my friends Bob Shea, Paige Lewis, Catherine Platt, Janet Zingale, Richard Harnack, and Peter Acsay for their interest and help along the way. I must extend special thanks to Helen Thorington, of Niagara Falls, New York, for her invaluable assistance on the technical and typesetting end. This Luddite could not have done it alone! Finally, I dedicate this work to my dear mother, Janet C. Birdnow, who died last year during the actual writing of the volume. Mom, thanks for everything, and I do miss you! Last, but certainly not least, I dedicate this book to my wonderful daughter Caroline Elizabeth Birdnow, the great joy of my life, in fact the greatest gift I have ever known! Brian E. Birdnow August 4, 2018
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