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xiii Acknowledgments Many minds and many voices contributed to this book, which has been a joy for me to prepare. First, I thank my friend Dr. Craig Newbill, executive director of the New Mexico Humanities Council, who first conceived of this project in early 2006 and asked me if I would be willing to take it on, which I heartily agreed to do! I am also grateful to all my friends who staff the council, including Michelle Quisenberry, Nancy Brouillard, Susan Simon, and Jessica Billings, each of whom has nurtured this project in her own way. My friend Beth Hadas, the finest of editors, read these words, applied her special magic, and made them presentable in spite of the author. My daughter, Celestia Peregrina Loeffler, and my old friend Yvonne Bond shared the task of transcribing the interviews, a chore beyond the ken of normalmortals.CopyeditorAnnieBarvafilledinthepotholesandpaved over the cobblestones to allow the reader a smooth passage. My friend Dr. Claude Stephenson, our New Mexico State Folklorist, steered me past some critical forks along the trail. My compañeros from the board of directors of the Lore of the Land—Jim McGrath, Enrique Lamadrid, Sue Sturtevant, Suzanne Jamison, and Rina Swentzell—continue to provide deep friendship and support. Mimi Roberts and Drummond Hadley provided insights that helped clarify the process. And I am especially grateful to each of the seventeen participants who contributed their words and thoughts to this book. xiv / Acknowledgments Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the ongoing support of the Ford Foundation. Thank you. And finally, to my wonderful wife and partner in life, Katherine, muchisimas gracias, mi amiga. Jack Loeffler Los Caballos 2007 ...

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