| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2024012329 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781574419320 |
| Qualifying information |
(cloth) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1574419323 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1418993843 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
n-us-nm |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
AJMF |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
F802.C7 |
| Item number |
R43 2024 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
978.92204 Rec |
| Item number |
48 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
978.92204 Rec |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Recko, Corey |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Colfax County War |
| Remainder of title |
violence and corruption in territorial New Mexico |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Corey Recko. |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
The Colfax County War |
| 263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE |
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| Projected publication date |
2407 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Denton, Texas : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
University of North Texas Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2024] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
222 pages cm. |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
A. C. Greene series |
| Volume number/sequential designation |
Number 22 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The Maxwell Land Grant -- The Santa Fe Ring at Work -- Franklin J. Tolby -- Violence in Colfax County -- Gunfight at the St. James Hotel and Arrests Made -- Bill Signed -- Dealing with Colfax County -- Term of Court -- Mary McPherson -- Axtell Responds -- The Trial of Oscar P. McMains -- Axtell's "Dear Ben" Letter -- Frank Warner Angel -- A Change in Governorship -- End of the Colfax County War -- O. P. McMains versus the Maxwell Land Grant -- Appendix: Franklin J. Tolby's Letters to Family. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"When New Mexico became part of the United States, the territory contained 295 land grants, the largest of these being the Maxwell Land Grant. The size and boundaries of the grant were disputed, with some believing that much of the land was public domain. Settlers on this land were fought not only by the land grant owners but also by a group of corrupt politicians and lawyers-known as the Santa Fe Ring (most notably Thomas Catron and Stephen Elkins)-who tried to use the situation for personal profit and land acquisition. The fight escalated in late 1875 with the assassination of Reverend F. J. Tolby, an outspoken critic of the Santa Fe Ring. In a confession one of the assassins stated that men connected to the ring had paid to have Tolby killed. Outrage, civil unrest, and more murders followed. The town of Cimarron alone was the scene of a lynching, a barroom gunfight in the St. James Hotel involving legendary gunman Clay Allison, and a nighttime murder of a prisoner. For a time the troubles in New Mexico were ignored by the federal government. But in 1878 the murder of John Tunstall set off a wave of violence known as the Lincoln County War. Following that, a letter came to light that appeared to show that the governor of the territory, Samuel B. Axtell, planned a mass execution of critics of the Santa Fe Ring, who he considered to be agitators in the Colfax County troubles. Finally, officials in Washington took notice and sent Frank W. Angel with orders to investigate the violence, murders, and corruption that plagued the territory. Following his investigation, Angel concluded, "It is seldom that history states more corruption, fraud, mismanagement, plots and murders, than New Mexico, has been the theatre under the administration of Governor Axtell." The actions taken as a result of Angel's investigation wouldn't end the violence in New Mexico, but they did lead to the end of the Colfax County War."-- |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
114202 |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Santa Fe Ring (Political organization) |
| General subdivision |
Corrupt practices. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Land tenure |
| Geographic subdivision |
New Mexico |
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Colfax County |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
19th century. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Violence |
| Geographic subdivision |
New Mexico |
| -- |
Colfax County |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
19th century. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) |
| Source of heading or term |
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| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
History / United States / 19th Century. |
| Source of heading or term |
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| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Maxwell Land Grant (N.M. and Colo.) |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
New Mexico |
| General subdivision |
History |
| Chronological subdivision |
1848- |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Display text |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Recko, Corey, 1974- |
| Title |
Colfax County War |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2024] |
| International Standard Book Number |
9781574419412 |
| Record control number |
(DLC) 2024012330 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
sw 900 - 999 |