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Publisher's Note John Leddy Phelan's untimely death occurred as he was nearing the end of his work in preparing the manuscript of this book for publication. The Press thanks Peter H. Smith, the author's friend and colleague, for assuming responsibility for the final authorial chores that John Phelan did not live to finish. We are also grateful to Cathy Duke and Susan Fredston for their assistance. This book is the third by John Phelan published by the Press in a close association that covered a period of more than twenty years. His sudden death, a blow to Hispanic studies and to this University, leaves all who have worked with him during this time with a sense of loss both professional and deeply personal. Publisher's Note John Leddy Phelan's untimely death occurred as he was nearing the end of his work in preparing the manuscript of this book for publication. The Press thanks Peter H. Smith, the author's friend and colleague, for assuming responsibility for the final authorial chores that John Phelan did not live to finish. We are also grateful to Cathy Duke and Susan Fredston for their assistance. This book is the third by John Phelan published by the Press in a close association that covered a period of more than twenty years. His sudden death, a blow to Hispanic studies and to this University, leaves all who have worked with him during this time with a sense of loss both professional and deeply personal. ...

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