Acknowledgments

This book was launched in a meeting with Doug French and Jeff Tucker of the Mises Institute. At every step in its writing, I consulted with Zachariah Crossen, a history teacher who ran the sample chapters by his own (junior high) students to make sure the tone and language were correct.

Brian Shelley and Blake Stephenson provided useful feedback on an early draft. Tim Terrell went through the entire manuscript and provided many suggestions to improve it. Finally I’d like to thank Sam Torode for the artwork, which was not only done excellently but also quickly (because I didn’t give him much notice).