ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Many thanks to Professor Henry W. Berger and Professor James W. Davis for their help and guidance during this project. Their advice, knowledge, and differing perspectives were invaluable. Thanks is also due to Professor Mark L. Kornbluh for working with me throughout my college career on the non-thesis aspects of the History Honors requirement. Finally, I am also grateful to J.R. "Bob" Dobbs for granting me the slack necessary to write this many pages.