Chasing the Santa Fe Ring: Power and Privilege in Territorial New Mexico

ISBN-13: 9780826319470 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 336 str.

David L. Caffey

Opis

Anyone who has even a casual acquaintance with the history of New Mexico in the nineteenth century has heard of the Santa Fe Ringuseekers of power and wealth in the postuCivil War period famous for public corruption and for dispossessing landholders. Surprisingly, however, scholars have alluded to the Ring but never really described this shadowy entity, which to this day remains a kind of black hole in New MexicoAEs territorial history. David Caffey looks beyond myth and symbol to explore its history. Who were its supposed members, and what did they do to deserve their unsavory reputation? Were their actions illegal or unethical? What were the roles of leading figures like Stephen B. Elkins and Thomas B. Catron? What was their influence on New MexicoAEs struggle for statehood? CaffeyAEs book tells the story of the rise and fall of this remarkably durable alliance.