Gravity’s Rainbow Companion Sources and Contexts for Pynchon’s Novel by Steven Weisenburger ‘The University of Georgia Press(1988 bythe niet Gee eight Seria Mepnsher Tp er “Te perish nk thin or bar of Cong Cag a Pabetin Dae hab: 1 Pecan Tomas. Canty aon 1 The ISBN 04055 alk pape |SBN 0001063 pb alk pee ih ier Calging ia Pn Dae Contents ‘Acknowledgments / vit Introduction / 1 Part Beyond the Zero /13 Pad Un Perm’ au Casino Hermann Goering / 103 Pere In the Zone 147 Pad The Counterfrce | 261 bibliography / 317 Index /329Acknowledgments many way dl this Yok ws fun It meant reaiogs a Amica x vemacilat geography, ad tory yearald news perio —to ‘penton usta ee Sle I wanred ino” Aw discovery each week, t the pea of my research, Krwas sometimes eons but alvays eo ‘wad ease offends and colleagues who rook an interest. am tll {oul eld ialong Roger Sl, fortwo reson or showing tht oe fealdenoy thee serenlptns pat of acbolaiip and for abaing is ‘ean of Crevity’s Rainbow when he novel was et pblised. Maesen {Gls or suggesting 197 de Ishould write tis book {poe lea lor for yar butonce underway was helped snambe of iad And colenges Saf members athe M1 King Liar at he Unter of enescky povided invaluable siance, and Lepeily want to thank [otras one nd Batbara Wight of eriar Loan a ella Rob Ae, Dan fale, Bal Grissom, ad Lut Rein of King Libary Reference. See ‘ea Moos ret ome ilar poet on Ga’ The Recognition rade Wise wgestons a prepared the fist dae Molly Hite ate suggestions Indeacourgement Toalll Pynchon’ schol ede, acknowl i the mntes an ted in che bibliography, | owe lnnumeabe eb, Cl. lenge tthe Univerty of Kentucky answered wht moat hae sce (he oldest posible salmagunis of ques ant request For tee lp ad acoutgeaent am especial tefl o Tom Ale, Geld Aly, Roget [Andeson, Tom Blues, Je Bryan, John Cael, Guy Davenp, oe Grrr, an Jon Shawcross. Thanks 10 Bob Henenwy for supporting the ‘wok whe he war chairman, adn parclr for helping mein de {nd time of rom my departmental resonable ats nla ine The {exeach and pepsin othe bok wee anise by nt fom the Un ‘ery of entchy Research Foundation To compete ina at also ‘managed eo steal time fom anatber prot that was Belo assisted by 2 {ant tom the National Endowment fo the Humanities. ais Bolter td lr epe jb ol copyediting down othe ls line our reference, And a {he Unierty of Georg Pre Debrs Water ha ued thi poet lth ee fal he deta that aes, Agi hank al ly to Suse, sl ny best end, eho hows this projet ss al Inst this book's or you.