Vol. 2 of Luis Mun oz Mari n's memoirs begins with electoral victory of the Partido Popular Democra tico in 1940 and ends with approval of 1952 Constitution that established commonwealth status. Work is a candid defense of the Estado Libre Asociado, of which Mun oz was the architect, and is also a more general reflection of politics and government in this period. Perhaps because of the nature of related events, or because Mun oz did not have enough time to edit his own writing before his death, this volume does not read as coherently as did vol. 1. (San Juan: Univ. Interamericana de Puerto Rico, 1982). Nevertheless, this volume is indispensable for understanding a crucial time in Puerto Rican history, and is revealing as a self-portrait of a key figure. [TMV]