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To borrow a word from this novel’s title, I am lucky indeed to have such an amazing editor in Greg Michalson. The devotion and vision that Greg, along with Fred Ramey and Caitlin Hamilton Summie, brings to Unbridled Books is a dream come true for a writer. Some of the research for this book was carried out at the University of Utah library in the Oral Histories section.

In the 1940s and 50s, the U.S. demand for uranium ore to supply the nuclear arms build-up instigated a rush of fortune hunters: interested readers should check out Raye C. Ringholz’s book, Uranium Frenzy, which offers a fascinating history of this postwar phenomenon. I would like to thank Gail Hochman for all her hard work, Linda Hengst of the Ohioana Library Association for sharing their wonderful Lois Lenski collection with me, Susanne Jaffe, Dan Kobil, Lynn Larsen, Kit Irwin, Gretchen McBeath, David Lynn, Ellen Sheffield, Julian Anderson, and Bob Harrist always. In particular, I am grateful to Joe Freda for his invaluable aid; Erin McGraw for her wise and witty counsel; Brad Kessler for supplying a crucial bit of research; Tara Ison, ever the passionate teacher, for the instructive conversation at Noah’s Bagels; and Jim Zafris.