Taxpayers in Revolt: Tax Resistance During the Great Depression

It is impossible to thank adequately all of the individuals who helped me in preparing this book. At the onset, I would like to express my debt to Allan G. Bogue. His insightful comments and suggestions have greatly enhanced this book on both a stylistic and a conceptual level. Stanley K. Schultz also deserves special praise. He never hesitated to take time out of his busy schedule to offer suggestions and encouragement. James L. Baughman brought home the necessity of putting this work into an historiographical context.

Had it not been for the help of Walter E. Grinder and Leonard P. Liggio, of the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, this book might not have been completed. Walter proved instrumental in introducing the manuscript to Paul Betz of the University of North Carolina Press. The Institute awarded me a postdoctoral fellowship to continue my research and rewrite my dissertation for publication. The enthusiastic support and comments offered by Ralph Raico and Lawrence H. White, also active with the Institute, helped get my work started on the right foot.

Through the recommendation of Lester Hunt, of the University of Wisconsin, I was awarded a fellowship at the Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University, While at the Center, I received much helpful advice from Charles Rowley, Robert Tollison, Jennifer Roback, and Viktor Vanberg.

The many other individuals who provided assistance include Tom G. Palmer, Tatia Payne, Ralph Kloske, Lee Cronk, Deborah K. Hunt, Anne M. Hudson, Thomas McCormick, Christine and John Blundell, Mary S. Lyman, W. Elliot Brownlee, Eric Lampard, Steven Vaughn, Beverly Morrison, Earl Mulderink, Emilio Pacheco, Sheldon L. Richman, R. Dale Grinder, David Boonin, Jeremy Shearmur, Sharon Kern, Andrea Salsberg, Margo Reeves, Todd J. Olson, and Keith Shimko. Judy Cochran, in the Department of History of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, rendered invaluable and patient aid in arranging for my defense. Most of all, I want to thank my parents Rangvald and Doris Beito. Without their constant and heartening encouragement, this book would not have been possible.