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1、九月25,2021DearReader:Thankyouforputtingupwiththis,somedraftchaptersfromabookmanuscript---tobepublished,Deovolente,bytheUniversityofChicagoPress,perhapsin2009.Anyformofcommentyoufindconvenienthasmythanks.Itwouldbeusefulforexampleifyougavemeyourcopyofthemanuscriptwithyourcommentsdir
2、ectlyonit,inprintedcopyorinelectronicform,whetherexplicitremarksormereindignantexclamationmarksandirritatedcirclingsoferrors.I’llsenditback,onceI’vestolenyourgoodideas,sothatyoumaytreasureitforever.Theplan---inyourownworkyouknowtheusualfateofsuchplans!---istoprofferanimprovedMSto
3、thePressinthespringof‘08.WhatyouhavehereistheversionofearlyOctober,2007,ascompleteasIcouldmakeitbythen,submittedtogiveyouplentyoftimetolookatit.I’vetriedtomakethedraftcoheresothatyoucanseetheargumentandjudgeatleastsomeoftheevidence,butit’searlydaysyet,andFinalCoherence,youknow,is
4、oftenachievedlate...ifatall.Youwillnotethatthecoherencediminishestowardstheendofthebook:Ihavenotquitegottenmythinkingclearthere.IhaveincludedTheVoiceoftheAuthorfromtimetotime,identifiedbythissametypeface,tokeepstraightthebigandlittlejobsIneedtodo,andwheninboldtoofferpromissorynot
5、esofvariouskinds,andtoaskyouquestionsdirectly.Iwillcontinueafterthissubmissionworkingonthemanuscript,discoveringthemanyabsurditiesinitandtryingtopayoffafewofthenumerouspromissorynotes.Isupposethebasicargumentofthebookwon’tchange---youbethejudge.Iamopentopersuasion.ReallyIam.Perha
6、psitislunacytoarguethatarhetoricalchangewasattherootoftheindustrialrevolution,andofliberalism,andofallourjoy,inwhichcaseyouneedtotellme,andjustwhy.IknowforsurethatyouwillhavemanysuggestionsofbooksandarticlesIsimplymustreadbeforeIventuresuchastrange---yethoary---argument.ButIdoliv
7、einhopeofanEasterresurrection,soIcanmovetoVolumes3and4andcompletethetaskforwhichInowbelievemyAnglicanGodputmeonearth!LausDeo.DeirdreMcCloskey720S.Dearborn,Unit206,Chicago,IL60605312-435-1479deirdre2@uic.edudeirdremccloskey.org368九月25,2021DearReader:Thankyouforputtingupwiththis,so
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