ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The late André Jean Paraschi, who inspired me to ask more questions. Wendy Craig for the oversights. My overworked editor, Mindy Branstetter. And to the fact-checks. The librarians I overworked, particularly those in the Houghton and Widener Libraries at Harvard University; Jessica Thomas at the Portland Public Library; the archivists in Sintra and Tomar; Torre do Tombo in Lisbon; the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; John Reid, Malcolm Barber, and Susan Gonzales; the helpful people in Tomar. Sorry if I’ve forgotten everyone else. I’m over fifty, I’m allowed.

May this work finally bring me home and peace.