Description
Book SynopsisPresents the fascinating succession of events and characters that make up New Mexico's past. This edition takes the reader to the opening years of the twenty-first century.
Trade ReviewWhat they said about the earlier edition: ""New Mexico covers a lot of ground... It's chock-full of little known facts and fascinating anecdotes that give fresh perspective to the past."" -- New Mexico Magazine. ""We can recommend that every library place this book on the reading shelf and if possible place a copy on the reference shelf."" -- Rota-Gene.
Table of ContentsThe Land and its Early People; The Spanish Explorers; Early Spanish Settlement, 1598-1680; New Mexico Under Spanish Rule, 1692-1821; Life in New Mexico's Spanish Communities; New Mexico Under Mexican Rule,1821-1848; Troubled Days in Territorial New Mexico; The End of Isolation; The First Years of Statehood, 1912-1941; World War II and After; Index.
