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Book SynopsisSince the earliest days of Spanish exploration and settlement, New Mexico has been known for lying off the beaten track. But this new history reminds readers that the world has been beating paths to New Mexico for hundreds of years, via the Camino Real, the Santa Fe Trail, Route 66, the interstate highway system, and now the Internet.
Trade ReviewIn
New Mexico: A History, authors Sánchez, Spude, and Gómez have skillfully assembled a comprehensive narrative of one of our nation's most engaging states. This wide-sweeping overview provides an informative, concise, and up-to-date survey of New Mexico's turbulent past."" - Marc Simmons, author of
The Last Conquistador: Juan de Oñate and the Settling of the Far Southwest""A new standard sourcebook and chronology of New Mexico events of the past 500 years."" -
True West
