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The roots of this book go back a very long way. My father, Stephen Jendrysik, the longtime president of the Edward Bellamy Memorial Association, first introduced me to the life and work of our hometown utopian. Isaac Asimov encouraged my utopian hopes and dreams when I met him soon after my tenth birthday. I would like to thank my colleagues from the Society for Utopian Studies. I have shared many interesting and enlightening discussions over the last fifteen years with Lyman Tower Sargent, Gregory Claeys, Alex MacDonald, Naomi Jacobs and Claire Curtis. Most of what makes up this book was presented at the society’s conferences. My colleague and friend Ted Pedeleski took the time to read several drafts of the book and provided valuable feedback. The insights of three anonymous reviewers and the editors from Polity, George Owers and Julia Davies, improved the book immeasurably. Students in my classes on utopian thought at the University of Virginia, Bucknell University, the University of Mississippi and the University of North Dakota provided insights that inform every page. And, as ever, Kiara Kraus-Parr inspired me to do my best.