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New Mexico

by Roberts, Calvin Alexander
Additional authors: Roberts, Susan A., -- 1943-
Edition statement:Rev. ed. Published by : University of New Mexico Press, (Albuquerque :) Physical details: xi, 203 pages : illustrations, maps ; Paperback 26 cm ISBN:9780826340030; 0826340032. Year: 2006
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sw 900 - 999 978.9 Rob (Browse shelf) Available 116543

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-194) and index.

The 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, 1821-48 -- Troubled days in Territorial New Mexico -- The end of isolation -- The first years of statehood, 1912-41 -- World War II and after.

New Mexico is a single volume presentation of the fascinating succession of events and characters that make up our state's past. This revision of the 1988 edition takes the reader to the opening years of the twenty-first century.

What 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

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