Some History and Reminiscences of the San Luis Valley, Colorado

Some History and Reminiscences of the San Luis Valley, Colorado

Author: Darrel Nash

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2019-02-13

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1532067445

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Who does this land belong to? How have cultures gained access to this land? Who gets to decide who is right? These are the questions that inspired Nash to write this book. Although in recent decades, there have been significant studies and reports on the history of San Luis Valley and, more generally, the southwestern United States, this intriguing story is largely unknown to many residents. More importantly, most of the history commonly known is told by those that won the valley from several previous inhabitants and cultures. This work gives a prominent place to the stories as told by indigenous people and Spanish-speaking people before the arrival of northern European descendants. Nash draws from a wide variety of sources to bring a condensed version of this broader story.


A Field Guide to America's Historic Neighborhoods and Museum Houses

A Field Guide to America's Historic Neighborhoods and Museum Houses

Author: Virginia McAlester

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 798

ISBN-13:

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This remarkable, information-packed architectural field guide to historic sports in the Western states comes from the authors of the perennially popular FIELD GUIDE TO AMERICAN HOUSES. The book covers 110 cities and towns with 172 historic neighborhoods and almost 200 museum houses. Over 300 illustrations and 175 maps.


Fodor's New Mexico

Fodor's New Mexico

Author:

Publisher: Fodor

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1400005302

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Describes New Mexico and recommends hotels and restaurants, and offers advice on tours, festivals, nightlife, outdoor activities, and entertainment.


Directory of Historic House Museums in the United States

Directory of Historic House Museums in the United States

Author: Patricia Chambers Walker

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780742503441

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The first comprehensive guide to America's historic house museums, this directory moves beyond merely listing institutions to providing information about interpretive themes, historical and architectural significance, collections, and cultural and social importance, along with programming events and facility information. Useful cross-reference guides provide quick and easy ways of locating information on almost 2500 museums. A multi-functional reference for museum professionals, local historians, historic preservationists or anyone interested in America's historic house museums.


Fodor's American Southwest

Fodor's American Southwest

Author: Fodor's

Publisher: Fodors Travel Publications

Published: 2008-12-02

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 1400007321

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Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a dramatic visual design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.


Fodor's New Mexico

Fodor's New Mexico

Author: Paul Eisenberg

Publisher: Fodors Travel Publications

Published: 2007-03-06

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 140001736X

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Describes New Mexico and the Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque areas, recommends hotels and restaurants, and offers advice on tours, festivals, nightlife, outdoor activities, and entertainment


Fodor's Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque

Fodor's Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque

Author: Fodor's

Publisher: Fodor

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0307480550

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A travel guide to Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, that provides information on the cities' restaurants, hotels, landmarks, activities, and popular attractions.


Fodor's Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque

Fodor's Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque

Author: Paul Eisenberg

Publisher: Fodor

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1400017521

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A travel guide to Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque that provides information on the cities' restaurants, hotels, landmarks, activities, and popular attractions.


Honor and Defiance

Honor and Defiance

Author: James Bailey Blackshear

Publisher: Sunstone Press

Published: 2015-03-10

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1611392225

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In 1835, a petition for land far from Santa Fe, New Mexico was awarded to pobladores (settlers) willing to relocate to the eastern edge of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Founded along the Gallinas River, the settlement became the Las Vegas Land Grant. The history of this grant is the history of New Mexico. On this 496,000 acre community grant, beliefs about land and faith were intertwined within a system of shared sacredness. In the 1890s, Anglo-American merchants and cattlemen joined with Hispano elites in the first concerted effort to wrest control of this grant from its original owners and heirs. The heart of this book investigates how a rural nuevo-mexicano (New Mexican) movement on the Las Vegas Land Grant evolved from burning barns and cutting fences to political activism and success at the ballot box. It also examines the history of New Mexico land grants, Hispano mountain culture, the origination of the town footprint, the boom of Territorial Las Vegas, and the cultural diversity that existed within the two distinct towns that emerged when the railroad came to Las Vegas in 1879. Honor and Defiance details the impact of American expansion into a well-established Hispano urban center, and highlights the robust nature of nuevo-mexicano spirit, determination, and ingenuity on the Las Vegas Land Grant. The book also includes photographs of Las Vegas, leaders of the period, and the land they fought for.