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Senior Consulting Editor
James D. Henderson
is professor of
international studies at Coastal Carolina University. He is the
author of
Conservative Thought in Twentieth Century Latin America:
The Ideals of Laureano Gómez
(1988; Spanish edition
Las ideas de
Laureano Gómez
published in 1985);
When Colombia Bled: A History
of the Violence in Tolima
(1985; Spanish edition
Cuando Colombia se
desangró, una historia de la Violencia en metrópoli y provincia
, 1984);
and coauthor of
A Reference Guide to Latin American History
(2000)
and
Ten Notable Women of Latin America
(1978).
Mr. Henderson earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Centenary College of
Louisiana, and a master’s degree in history from the University of Arizona. He then
spent three years in the Peace Corps, serving in Colombia, before earning his doctorate
in Latin American history in 1972 at Texas Christian University.
Charles J. Shields
is the author of 20 books for young people. He has degrees in
English and history from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Before turning
to writing full time, he was chairman of the English and guidance departments at
Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois. He lives in Homewood, a
suburb of Chicago, with his wife, Guadalupe, a former elementary school principal
and now an educational consultant to the Chicago Public Schools.
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