| This book started out as an afterthought to my biography of Mabel Dodge Luhan. It soon took on a life of its own, which has possessed me for the past ten years and never would have been completed without the help of numerous individuals. My book builds on the work of MaLin Wilson, who in 1980 received an NEH pilot grant to pursue a project that she called "Mabel & Co.," which involved documenting the artists Mabel Dodge Luhan brought to New Mexico. MaLin loaned me her notes, her slides, and her chronologies. Her generous spirit has supported me throughout, including reading parts of my manuscript. Other New Mexico colleagues whose critical eyes have improved my text are William deBuys, Marta Weigle, and Sharyn Udall. In Boston, thanks go to the women in my feminist biographers group for their continued support and helpful criticism: Joyce Antler, Megan Marshall, Fran Malino, Sue Quinn, and Judith Tick. And to my wonderful daughter, Deborah, who helped with the editing. |
| The last few chapters of my book could not have been written without the interviews I conducted with many individuals whose lives were involved in the history about which I write. Many thanks to the following for sharing their memories and interpretations of the past: Larry Bell, Bob Campagna, John Candelario, Pop Challee, Susan Chambers-Cook, Barbara Chavez, Ray Christine, Jamie Cloud, John Collier, Jr., Eliseo and Emily Concha, Gary Cook, Regina Cook, Ron Cooper, Cynthia Darden, Peggy Davis, Jan Drum, Laurie Eastman, Ben Eastman, Ben Elkus, Bonnie Evans, Eya Fechin, Dean Fleming, Tish Frank, Leo Garen, Bill Gersh, Natalie Goldberg, Charlotte Hopper, Duane Hopper, David Hopper, Dennis Hopper, Larry Houghteling, Steve Hughes, Nancy Jenkins, John Kimmey, Lisa Law, Jack Loeffler, Agnesa Lufkin, Al Lujan, Ernesto Lujan, Lorencita Lujan, Marie Lujan, Rick Klein, Terry Klein, Doug Magnus, Josephine Marcus, Jane Mingenback, Bennie Mondragon, Ed Morgan, John Nichols, Kitty Otero, George Otero, Ashley Pond, Kenneth Price, Tony Price, Peter Rabbit, Tally Richards, Pepe Rochon, Orlando Romero, Robert Romero, Arnold Emerson Rnnebeck, Alice Rossin, Loy Sue Siegenthaler, Pat Smith, Robert Sparks, Lupe Suazo, Larry Torres, Soge Track, Frank Waters, Karen Young. |
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