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Part I. Introduction: 1. People, places and turning points: an outline;2. Rise and fall of the hadronic string G. Veneziano; 3. Gravity,unification, and the superstring G. H. Schwarz; 4. Early string theory as achallenging case study for philosophers E. Castellani; Part II. ThePrehistory: The Analytic S-Matrix: Overview; 5. Introduction to Part II; 6.Particle theory in the sixties: from current algebra to the Venezianoamplitude M. Ademollo; 7. The path to the Veneziano model H. R. Rubinstein;8. Two-component duality and strings P. G. O. Freund; 9. Note on theprehistory of string theory M. Gell-Mann; Part III. The Dual Resonance Model:Overview; 10. Introduction to Part III; 11. From the S matrix to stringtheory P. Di Vecchia; 12. Reminiscence on the birth of string theory J. A.Shapiro; 13. Personal recollections D. Amati; 14. Early string theory atFermilab and Rutgers L. Clavelli; 15. Dual amplitudes in higher dimensions: apersonal view C. Lovelace; 16. Personal recollections on dual models R.Musto; 17. Remembering the 'supergroup' collaboration F. Nicodemi; 18. The'3-Reggeon vertex' S. Sciuto; Part IV. Uncovering String Dynamics: Overview;19. Introduction to Part IV; 20. From dual models to relativistic strings P.Goddard; 21. The analogue model for string amplitudes D. B. Fairlie; 22. Fromthe S matrix to string theory Y. Nambu; 23. The string picture of theVeneziano model H. B. Nielsen; 24. The first string theory: personalrecollections L. Susskind; 25. Factorization in dual models and functionalintegration in string theory S. Mandelstam; 26. The hadronic origins ofstring theory R. C. Brower; Part V. Beyond the Bosonic String: Overview; 27.Introduction to Part V; 28. From dual fermion to superstring D. I. Olive; 29.Dual models with fermions: memoirs of an early string theorist P. Ramond; 30.Personal recollections A. Neveu; 31. Aspects of fermionic dual models E.Corrigan; 32. The dual quark models K. Bardakci and M. B. Halpern; 33.Remembering the dawn of relativistic strings J.-L. Gervais; 34. Early stringtheory in Cambridge C. Montonen; Part VI. Supersymmetry, Gravity andUnification: Overview; 35. Introduction to Part VI; 36. Supersymmetry instring theory F. Gliozzi; 37. Gravity from strings: personal reminiscences ofearly developments T. Yoneya; 38. From the Nambu-Goto to the sigma-modelaction L. Brink; 39. Locally supersymmetric action for superstring P. DiVecchia; 40. Personal recollections E. Cremmer; 41. The scientificcontributions of Joel Scherk J. H. Schwarz; Part VII. Perspectives: Overview;42. Introduction to Part VII; 43. From strings to superstrings: a personalperspective M. B. Green; 44. Quarks, strings and beyond A. M. Polyakov;Appendices; Index.