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Forgotten Tales of New Mexico

By Ellen Dornan

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2012
ISBN
9781614238348, 9781609494858, 2011049605
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1109983 bytes)
Series
Forgotten Tales
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-08 03:38:58
History; Sociology; Nonfiction; HIS000000; SOC0000

Description

New Mexico, a place defined by a history of grand conflicts, conquistadores, Pueblo warriors, and nuclear scientists, will celebrate its state centennial in 2012. What better time for a collection of forgotten tales that recounts the adventures and exploits of priests, soldiers, witches, and politicians, who carved out a living in the harsh frontier. Ellen will introduce the reader to a cross-dressing Buffalo Soldier, a French trailblazer who opened a road from Santa Fe to Texas, an American spy who became a Mexican general, a Mexican raised by the Navajo who helped round up the Din for removal, and a governor whose head was removed and used as a football. Spanning from the 17th century to World War II, these stories are drawn from Native oral histories as well as the state's written records, and provide a sampling of New Mexico's colorful past.

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