衷心感谢读过本书并且对它提出批评意见的诸多教师们,他们是:James W. Alexander, University of Georgia; Susan D. Amussen, Connecticut College; Jack M. Balcer, Ohio State University; Ronald M. Berger, the State University of New York at Oneont; Charles R. Berry , Wright State University; Shirley J. Black,Texas A & M University; John W. Bohnstedt, University of California at Fresno; Paul Bookbinder, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Harbor Campus; Jerry H. Brookshire, Middle Tennessee State University; Thomas S. Burns, Emory University; Robert Clouse, Indiana State University; Norman H. Cooke, Rhode Island College; Charles DE. Daniel, Pennsylvania State University; Lawrence G. Duggan, University of Delaware; J. Rufus Fears, Indiana University; John B. Freed, Illinois State University; James Frigugliett, Eastern Montana College; Charles L. Geddes, University of Denver; James Gump, University of San Diego; Charles D. Hamilton, San Diego State University; Barbara Hanawalt, Indiana University; Thomas J. Heston, West Chester State College; Edward J. Kealey, College of the Holy Cross; Isabel F. Knight, Pennsylvania State University; Charles A. Le Guin, Portland State University; Richard Lyman, Simmons College; Rhoda McFadden, Montgomery County Community College; Christian D. Nokkentved, University of Illinois at Chicago; John E. Roberts, Jr., Lincoln Land Community College; William J. Roosen, Northern Arizona University; Lawrence Silverman, University of Colorado; Armstrong Starkey, Adelphi University; Robert E. Stebbins, Eastern Kentucky University; Bailey S. Stone, University of Houston; C. Mary Taney, Glassboro State College; Allen M. Ward, University of Connecticut; and Donald Wilcox, University of New Hampshire.
伊利诺斯大学的许多同事也都曾为我们提供过信息和帮助,有些甚至是在我们不知情的情况下。珍本阅览室的图书管理员N. 弗雷德里克·纳什(N. Frederick Nash)花了很多的时间帮助我们,并为书中的插图提出了许多有益的建议。学校的世界遗产博物馆继续向我们开放所有收藏品。詹姆士·丹葛特(James Dengate)热心地为我们介绍了该馆的许多情况。卡罗琳·巴克勒(Caroline Buckler)为我们提供了馆内藏品的大量照片,并在制作本书的关键环节上帮助了我们,他们为我们完成这部书提供了最重要的资源,在此我们向他们一并致谢。贝内特·希尔对华盛顿的雷蒙·德·拉·丰特(Remón de la Fuente)表示真挚的谢意,感谢他在本次修订的过程中所给予的支持、鼓励和研究帮助。约翰·巴克勒向艾尔克·伯恩罗谢尔(Elke Bernlocher)致谢。