I would like to thank the members of my thesis committee for their service:
Dr. John W. Jeffries, Department of History, UMBC
Dr. Joseph N. Tatarewicz, Department of History, UMBC
Dr. Edward D. Berkowitz, Department of History, George Washington University

I owe special debts of gratitude to Professor Jeffries for his sustained efforts in guiding this thesis throughout my research and writing, and to Professor Berkowitz for agreeing to serve on my thesis committee here at UMBC.