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Book SynopsisRaised in Catron County around Pie Town, Jerry D. Thompson is a well-known Southwestern and Civil War historian. Part regional history, part family history, and part childhood memories, this book traces the lives of Catron County residents and explores how the area has grown and changed since the Depression and World War II.
Trade ReviewThis well-written, attractive, and valuable book will appeal to a wide spectrum of readers. Those interested in New Mexico history, the rural Southwest, and a 'growing up' memoir will be very pleased with this pleasant and revealing story."--Richard W. Etulain, author of
Western Lives: A Biographical History of the American West"Historian Jerry Thompson has written a warm, wide-eyed, engaging, and detail-rich memoir, from the perspective of his childhood self, of the hard life and hardy people who struggled not only to stay alive but to remain good to each other in the outback of western New Mexico between World War I and World War II. This is history and memoir at their best."--V. B. Price, author of
Broken and Reset: Selected Poems, 1966 to 2006
