Marc Simmons
Marc Simmons is considered New Mexico’s historian laureate and has published over forty books on New Mexico history. Simmons is a former Woodrow Wilson Fellow, a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and in 1993 the King of Spain granted him membership in the knightly Order of Isabela la Católica for his contributions to Spanish colonial history. He resides in Cerrillos, New Mexico.
Land of Enchantment
Memoirs of Marian Russell Along the Santa Fe Trail
Facsimile edition of one of the few accounts of life on the trail.
- Copyright year: 1985
Kit Carson and His Three Wives
A Family History
After almost four decades devoted to researching Kit Carson's personal life, Marc Simmons provides information here to further our understanding of Carson.
- Copyright year: 2011
Spanish Pathways
Readings in the History of Hispanic New Mexico
Transforms New Mexico's colonial history into an engaging story of real people and the real events that shaped their lives.
- Copyright year: 2001
New Mexico
An Interpretive History
The memorable story of New Mexico's history.
- Copyright year: 1988
Following the Royal Road
A Guide to the Historic Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Jackson brings to life this important route which the Spanish extended north into present-day New Mexico in 1598.
- Copyright year: 2006
Hoe, Heaven, and Hell
My Boyhood in Rural New Mexico
In this account of his boyhood García writes unforgettably about his family's village life, telling story after story, all of them true, and fascinating everyone interested in New Mexico history and culture.
- Copyright year: 2015
Monte Walsh
Originally published in 1963, Monte Walsh continues to delight readers as a Western classic and popular favorite.
- Copyright year: 1963
Juan Domínguez de Mendoza
Soldier and Frontiersman of the Spanish Southwest, 1627–1693
This book, the final volume in the Coronado Historical Series, recognizes the career of Juan Domínguez de Mendoza, a soldier-colonist who was as instrumental as any governor or friar in shaping Hispano-Indian society in New Mexico.
- Copyright year: 2012
New Mexico!
Mindful that the student reading this book is probably learning about New Mexico history for the first time, this volume's abundant illustrations and engaging text will spark and sustain readers' interest.
- Copyright year: 2004