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To the Royal Crown Restored
ISBN: 9780826315595 / Angielski / Twarda / 612 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A documentary account of the resettlement of New Mexico composed of journals and official government records from the late 17th century.
A documentary account of the resettlement of New Mexico composed of journals and official government records from the late 17th century.
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243,39 |
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The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genizaro Indians, and the Devil
ISBN: 9780826320322 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The little-studied witchcraft trial that took place at Abiquiu, New Mexico, between 1756 and 1766 is the centerpiece of this book. The witchcraft outbreak took place less than a century after the Pueblo Revolt and symbolized a resistance by the Genzaros (hispanicized Indians) of Abiquiu to forced Christianization.
The Abiquiu Genzaro land grant where the witchcraft outbreak occurred was the crown jewel of Governor Vlez Cachupns plan to achieve peace for the early New Mexican colonists. They were caught between the Pueblo Indians' resistance to Christianization and raids by the nomadic... The little-studied witchcraft trial that took place at Abiquiu, New Mexico, between 1756 and 1766 is the centerpiece of this book. The witchcraft outb...
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95,36 |
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Ten Texas Feuds
ISBN: 9780826322999 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on painstaking research and interviews, Sonnichsen's tales bring to life the bloody feuds of the young state of Texas, where personal vengeance righted intolerable wrongs and settled unbearable grievances.
Based on painstaking research and interviews, Sonnichsen's tales bring to life the bloody feuds of the young state of Texas, where personal vengeance ...
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76,25 |
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An Illustrated History of New Mexico
ISBN: 9780826330512 / Angielski / Miękka / 267 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1992, 'An Illustrated History of New Mexico' combines over two hundred photographs and a concise history to create an engaging, panoramic view of New Mexico's fascinating past. For thousands of years various cultures have filtered into New Mexico, and each has adapted to the land. New Mexico has become a cosmopolitan society of many nationalities and ethnicities, all influenced by those who came before, and all part of a distinctive New Mexican culture that thrives today.
Originally published in 1992, 'An Illustrated History of New Mexico' combines over two hundred photographs and a concise history to create an engaging...
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95,36 |
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New Mexico Past and Future
ISBN: 9780826334442 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There have been many histories of New Mexico written for the general public in recent years. However, "New Mexico Past and Future" approaches the state's history differently.
First, Thomas Chvez asserts dates and names are not important. Relative time and cause and effect are the important keys to making sense of any history. Second, history is the story of human beingspeople who feel sadness and happiness and pain, people who lived in the land that came to be called New Mexico. For this telling, New Mexico's history is divided into five sections: the period before the Europeans arrived;... There have been many histories of New Mexico written for the general public in recent years. However, "New Mexico Past and Future" approaches the stat...
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77,84 |
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Anarchy and Community in the New American West: Madrid, New Mexico, 1970-2000
ISBN: 9780826334466 / Angielski / Twarda / 247 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of Madrid, New Mexico's, multiple identities and struggles for survival as a tourist attraction in the last three decades.
The story of Madrid, New Mexico's, multiple identities and struggles for survival as a tourist attraction in the last three decades.
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82,71 |
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Germans in the Southwest, 1850-1920
ISBN: 9780826334985 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A history of the German presence in the American Southwest, from the mid-nineteenth century through the World War I era.
A history of the German presence in the American Southwest, from the mid-nineteenth century through the World War I era.
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82,71 |
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Women of the New Mexico Frontier, 1846-1912
ISBN: 9780826337559 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Women of the New Mexico Frontier, 18461912" is a collection of essays that include biographical sketches and writings from women of all walks of life who helped bring about the Americanization of the New Mexico Territory, from the Mexican War until statehood in 1912. These women were wives of missionaries, soldiers and military officers, and government officials who came from the eastern part of the United States. For this edition, Cheryl Foote has provided a new Introduction, which highlights information uncovered since the books original publication in 1990.
"Throughout, Foote does not... "Women of the New Mexico Frontier, 18461912" is a collection of essays that include biographical sketches and writings from women of all walks of life...
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77,84 |
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Albuquerque Remembered
ISBN: 9780826337825 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Albuquerque Remembered" is an informative and entertaining history of "The Duke City." Under the flags of Spain, Mexico, the United States, and for a brief period, the Confederate States, Albuquerque grew from a small farm and ranch village in the northern reaches of New Spain to the thirty-fifth largest city in the United States.
Howard Bryan devotes special attention to some of the colorful characters who have populated the city's history, and also includes business and civic leaders who helped shape the city's growth and character. Humorous episodes and anecdotes, as related in early... "Albuquerque Remembered" is an informative and entertaining history of "The Duke City." Under the flags of Spain, Mexico, the United States, and for a...
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77,84 |
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Larger Than Life: New Mexico in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780826338839 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Larger than Life" offers eleven essays that touch on a variety of southwestern themes. One section highlights three people who have dramatically shaped the region's history: pilot Charles A. Lindbergh, who helped turn New Mexico into a regional center for aviation and rocketry during the interwar years; physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who believed that New Mexico had restored him to health in the 1920s, and, as a consequence, chose Los Alamos as the site for the nation's top secret weapons laboratory in 1942; and first-term congressman Bill Richardson (currently governor), who inaugurated...
"Larger than Life" offers eleven essays that touch on a variety of southwestern themes. One section highlights three people who have dramatically shap...
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57,14 |
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New Mexico
ISBN: 9780826340030 / Angielski / Miękka / 215 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 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 -We can recommend that every library place this book on the reading shelf and if possible place a copy on the reference... New Mexico is a single volume presentation of the fascinating succession of events and characters that make up our state's past. This revision o... |
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116,78 |
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Following the Royal Road: A Guide to the Historic Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
ISBN: 9780826340856 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal Road of the Interior Land) is North America's oldest and longest road. Juan de Onate extended the Camino to New Mexico in 1598, making it 1,500 miles long. Here, Hal Jackson brings to life this important route connecting Mexico City with Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was the lifeline for administrative, commercial, and ecclesiastical functions in northern Mexico. The northern section of the Camino Real, the portion in New Mexico and Texas, was designated a National Historic Trail by the U.S. Congress in 2000 and an interpretive and visitor center (the... The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (Royal Road of the Interior Land) is North America's oldest and longest road. Juan de Onate extended the Camino t... |
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95,36 |
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Yesterday in Santa Fe: Episodes in a Turbulent History
ISBN: 9780865341081 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this witty but historically accurate book, Simmons takes readers on a fact-filled but fun journey into Santa Fe, New Mexicos, unusual past. He is known for his ability to ferret out true but little-known episodes in New Mexican history such as those recounted in this fascinating book.
In this witty but historically accurate book, Simmons takes readers on a fact-filled but fun journey into Santa Fe, New Mexicos, unusual past. He is k...
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49,50 |
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Cerrillos, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: The Story of a Won't-Be Ghost Town
ISBN: 9780865341302 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The American Southwest has many ghost towns and most of them are gone forever. But Cerrillos, New Mexico--a short drive from Santa Fe--isn't one of them. This book guides the reader through the history and up to the present of a town that refuses to be a ghost.
The American Southwest has many ghost towns and most of them are gone forever. But Cerrillos, New Mexico--a short drive from Santa Fe--isn't one of th...
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57,14 |
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Dulce
ISBN: 9780865342071 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Al Williams moved his family to the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation in Dulce, New Mexico, he did not know what to expect. Cool rushing mountain streams, majestic mountains, and enriching friendships were his reward. He became friends with Chief Baltazar as well as Ish Koten, the sheriff, and the Williams family had many happy, exciting and frightening experiences there. Northern New Mexico has become a mecca for the movie industry since then, but everyone who travels there learns the lessons so innocently taught by the Jicarillas-peace, determination, and loyalty. * * * * * Patricia...
When Al Williams moved his family to the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation in Dulce, New Mexico, he did not know what to expect. Cool rushing mounta...
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57,14 |
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Old Santa Fe: A Brief Review of History 1536-1912
ISBN: 9780865343931 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This brief review of the history of Santa Fe is designed to give visitors and residents alike an overview of the important events that created what is now called "The City Different." (Domestic Travel)
This brief review of the history of Santa Fe is designed to give visitors and residents alike an overview of the important events that created what is...
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72,43 |
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New Mexico Mavericks (Softcover): Stories from a Fabled Past
ISBN: 9780865344679 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "I first saw New Mexico as a kid, in 1950," the author says. "At once I fell under its hypnotic spell, as have so many others. My commitment to become a writer about things New Mexican was born shortly thereafter. From more than a half century of prowlings along the byways of the state, I've managed to glean a fair knowledge of its peoples and culture. "What continues to impress me is that history in New Mexico lies so close to the surface. Here one continually runs into Indians, Hispanos and fourth or fifth generation Anglos whose lives and outlook are firmly rooted in the years before...
"I first saw New Mexico as a kid, in 1950," the author says. "At once I fell under its hypnotic spell, as have so many others. My commitment to become...
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87,72 |
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New Mexico Mavericks (Hardcover)
ISBN: 9780865345003 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "I first saw New Mexico as a kid, in 1950," the author says. "At once I fell under its hypnotic spell, as have so many others. My commitment to become a writer about things New Mexican was born shortly thereafter. From more than a half century of prowlings along the byways of the state, I've managed to glean a fair knowledge of its peoples and culture. "What continues to impress me is that history in New Mexico lies so close to the surface. Here one continually runs into Indians, Hispanos and fourth or fifth generation Anglos whose lives and outlook are firmly rooted in the years before...
"I first saw New Mexico as a kid, in 1950," the author says. "At once I fell under its hypnotic spell, as have so many others. My commitment to become...
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110,65 |
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The Death of Billy the Kid: Facsimile of the original 1933 Edition
ISBN: 9780865345324 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many years after the death of Billy the Kid, Deputy John William Poe, who was just outside the door when Sheriff Pat Garrett killed Billy, wrote out the whole story, which was published in a small edition. While certain statements made in the book by Poe are controversial, his account is a valuable document for anyone interested in Billy the Kid.
Many years after the death of Billy the Kid, Deputy John William Poe, who was just outside the door when Sheriff Pat Garrett killed Billy, wrote out t...
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72,43 |
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Old Spain in Our Southwest: Facsimile of the Original 1936 Edition
ISBN: 9780865345423 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Otero-Warren's Spanish conquistador ancestors dramatically altered the social and political landscape in Santa Fe, New Mexico, more than 300 years before she made waves as a 20th-century suffragist, educator, political leader, and businesswoman. "Old Spain in Our Southwest (1936)," records her memories of the family hacienda.
Otero-Warren's Spanish conquistador ancestors dramatically altered the social and political landscape in Santa Fe, New Mexico, more than 300 years bef...
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87,72 |
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