Forgotten Tales Of New Mexico

Author : Ellen Dornan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614238340
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Tales of New Mexico written by Ellen Dornan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-27 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Mexico, a place defined by a history of grand conflicts, conquistadores, Pueblo warriors, and nuclear scientists, will celebrate its state centennial in 2012. What better time for a collection of forgotten tales that recounts the adventures and exploits of priests, soldiers, witches, and politicians, who carved out a living in the harsh frontier. Ellen will introduce the reader to a cross-dressing Buffalo Soldier, a French trailblazer who opened a road from Santa Fe to Texas, an American spy who became a Mexican general, a Mexican raised by the Navajo who helped round up the Din for removal, and a governor whose head was removed and used as a football. Spanning from the 17th century to World War II, these stories are drawn from Native oral histories as well as the state's written records, and provide a sampling of New Mexico's colorful past.

Author : John M. Mulhouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781634992343
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Abandoned New Mexico written by John M. Mulhouse and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abandoned New Mexico: Ghost Towns, Endangered Architecture, and Hidden History encompasses huge swathes of time and space. As rural populations decline and young people move to ever-larger cities, much of our past is left behind. Out on the plains or along now-quiet highways, changes in modes of livelihood and transportation have moved only in one direction. Stately homes and hand-built schools, churches and bars--these are not just the stuff of individual lives, but of an entire culture. New Mexico, among the least-dense states in the country, was crossed by both the Spanish and Route 66; the railroad stretched toward every hopeful mine and outlaws died in its arms. Its pueblos are among the oldest human habitations in the U.S., and the first atomic bomb was detonated nearly dead in its center. John Mulhouse spent almost a decade documenting the forgotten corners of a state like no other through his popular City of Dust project. From the sunbaked Chihuahuan Desert to the snow-capped Moreno Valley, travel through John's words and pictures across the legendary Land of Enchantment.--Back cover.

Author : Andy Weeks
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467137308
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Utah written by Andy Weeks and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Characters ranging from Mormon pioneers to Butch Cassidy all helped give the Beehive State color and tenacity. Uncover the state's hidden gems with stories like the first group of Latter-day Saints who arrived in the Salt Lake Valley days before Brigham Young proclaimed it as "the right place." Meet an ancient prophet believed to have walked the arid landscape, offering his blessing on several sites long before the pioneers arrived. Learn why a former lawyer was buried without a proper headstone. Discover the state's quirky side with the strange goings-on at an obscure ranch and the alleged monsters once believed to haunt some of Utah's lakes. Author Andy Weeks offers this quirky and informative collection of little-known tales about the forty-fifth state.

Author : Robert J. Tórrez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781943681181
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Voices from the Past written by Robert J. Tórrez and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Voices From The Past" is presented in three parts. The first is a series of columns that tell of places, people and events during the Spanish (1598-1821) and Mexican (1821-1846) eras of New Mexico history. These stories range from the mundane, such as the formal contract for a horse race held in 1846 (the results of which remain unknown); the building of a bridge over the Rio Grande and the regulations for branding livestock, to the serious business of the orderly succession of the Office of Governor during the Mexican era and the unknown fate of six Apache captives in the early 18th century. Part two extends the theme of people, places and events into our Territorial period (1846-1912), although a few expend that time line beyond 1912, into early statehood. Part three covers a wide variety of stories about the men and women we learn about because they got into trouble with the law. These stories are taken from a broad variety of archival sources found at the state archives, including the extensive penal papers found in the records of New Mexico's territorial-era governors and the district courts, as well as reports of crime and punishment found in period newspapers. It is great fun to come across a newspaper story on a crime, be it a robbery or murder, and then find an associated record of indictment, trail, and sentence (as well as acquittals) in the archives' district court records, and subsequently, as in the 1893 case of José D. Gallegos, the subject of the Penitentiary of New Mexico's first "mug shot," records of incarceration in the territorial penitentiary. The fifty-four columns in this volume are but a small sample of those stories that we hope will not only entertain, but enhance the reader's knowledge and appreciation of New Mexico's extraordinary past."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Clay Coppedge
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625841965
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Texas written by Clay Coppedge and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From El Chupacabra to the Marx Brothers, Clay Coppedge has a talent for digging into Texas's most unusual history. Strange as they may seem, many of these Texas-sized legends are surprisingly true, like Pancho Villa's film contract and the notorious Crash at Crush, a staged train collision and failed publicity stunt that turned tragic outside of Katy. Whether fact or lore, each tale is irrefutably part of a unique and fascinating heritage that invigorates the spirit like a Texas frontier remedy.

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Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1680102567
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Fearless Girls written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enchanting anthology of 20 forgotten fairy tales features stories of strong girls from different cultures around the world. Includes a story map, background information on the stories, talking points, and an index. Throughout history, stories were passed down through the oral tradition. And often, the female characters in these stories were viewed as weak, vain, jealous, or just plain boring! This enchanting anthology of 20 forgotten fairy tales features stories of strong girls from different cultures around the world. Every tale features a female heroine who approaches life with humor, wit, cunning, and bravery. The collection includes stories from countries such as Mexico, Scotland, Siberia, Iran, Japan, China, Nigeria, Spain, Italy, Germany, India, and more. Includes a story map, background information on the stories, talking points, and an index.

Author : Stephanie Waters
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 161423986X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Colorado written by Stephanie Waters and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wild characters, diverse cultures, spooky myths and slippery sales schemes color Colorado's past. In a place where shameless showdowns and dusty shootouts over money, drink and women were once standard procedure, storytelling around campfires became an integral part of a rich heritage. From the jackalope and vampires to Indian curses and snake oil salesmen, the Centennial State has it all. Weirder still are the strange but true stories like that of the first body buried in La Junta's Fairview Cemetery, a man who landed there for refusing alcohol to a kid, and that of the hotel in Telluride that once offered a promotion that included funeral costs with your stay. While history may have neglected these silly, seedy and salacious stories, author Stephanie Waters has rediscovered Colorado's best forgotten tales.

Author : Mary Collins Barile
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614238235
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Missouri written by Mary Collins Barile and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Truth, after all, still remains stranger and more engaging than most legends. And Missouri, of course, leads every other place in truth. Hop aboard Long's dragon boat or take advantage of 1846 wind wagon technology to plunge into the forgotten tales of this fascinating place. Hobnob cautiously with Stagger Lee, Mike Fink and Calamity Jane and view the chamber pot war from a safe distance. Trade witticisms with Alphonse Wetmore and Mark Twain, the frontier folk who keep us civilized today. If you keep company with storyteller Mary Collins Barile, you'll even catch a glimpse of the Mississippi River running backward from an earthquake that was all Missouri's fault.

Author : Christine M. Rogel
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493046918
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Haunted New Mexico written by Christine M. Rogel and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a mystical quality to the land and sky in New Mexico. Places with long histories, such as New Mexico, breed superstition, carrying the memories, stories, and beliefs of those who have passed before. The state is such a notoriously superstitious place that real estate agencies post notices about whether a house is “truly” haunted, with pseudo-legal discussions about the need to disclose this information publicly. There is a haunted State Monument in Lincoln County, and a lovelorn ghost wanders through one of the state’s national parks. There are ghosts who are friendly and fearsome. Stories that have become fables, and others that are fully believed. Haunted New Mexico will occasionally ask you to suspend belief, showing those cracks between what is real and imagined.

Author : Carole Larson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Frontier written by Carole Larson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recreates the frontier era in southeastern and south central New Mexico through the eyes of such characters as John Chisum and Pat Garrett.