Chasing the Santa Fe Ring: Power and Priviledge in Territorital New Mexico - Hardcover

Caffey, David L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826354424 ISBN 13: 9780826354426

Verlag: University of New Mexico Press, 2014

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Reseña del editor:

Anyone who has even a casual acquaintance with the history of New Mexico in the nineteenth century has heard of the Santa Fe Ring-seekers of power and wealth in the post-Civil War period famous for public corruption and for dispossessing land holders. 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 Mexico's 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 Mexico's struggle for statehood? Caffey's book tells the story of the rise and fall of this remarkably durable alliance.

Biografía del autor:

David L. Caffeyhas served as director of the University of New Mexico's Harwood Library and Museum in Taos, director of Instructional Support Services at San Juan College in Farmington, and vice president for instruction at Clovis Community College.

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• Verlag: University of New Mexico Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0826354424
• ISBN 13: 9780826354426
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336