This time, let me apologize in advance to anyone I neglect to thank. So many people helped with this book, it’s a challenge to give them all the appreciation they deserve. Dan Solomon and Mindy Berman housed me during my preliminary research. Throughout snowstorms, home remodeling, and an impending birth, they never complained about the writer in the attic. In a different locale, Evan Cornog and Lauren McCollester offered sage advice, not to mention a weekend escape from the computer screen. Andrew Auchincloss, Peter Critchell, and Townsend Davis are fine lawyers and intellectual provocateurs whose counsel is always welcome. Sasha Smith helped check the facts in this book. Any mistakes that slipped past her eagle eye are, of course, my own. The indefatigable Tina Peak and Gregory Pearce gave immensely of their time and expertise to help with research. The Harvard Crimson is a student paper that’s better than many professional newspapers, and I relied on the hard work of its editors and reporters to help me understand the culture of Harvard University, as well as some of the specific events covered in this book.
