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Water in New Mexico

A History of Its Management and Use

University of New Mexico Press

The most comprehensive reference on the state's most precious resource is now back in print.

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The Jailing of Cecelia Capture

University of New Mexico Press

A novel of urban Indian life.

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Architecture Without Architects

A Short Introduction to Non-Pedigreed Architecture

University of New Mexico Press

A unique examination of building and culture.

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Pieces of White Shell

University of New Mexico Press

Introduction to Navajo culture by a storyteller.

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I Married a Soldier

University of New Mexico Press

Through her eyes we see the close-knit social life of an army post, the western frontier's divided response to the American Civil War, and the cultures and peoples of the West.

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Edge of Taos Desert

An Escape to Reality

University of New Mexico Press

Autobiographical account describing Luhan's first months in New Mexico.

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Mabel Dodge Luhan

New Woman, New Worlds

University of New Mexico Press

The definitive biography of a cultural icon.

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Visual Anthropology

Photography as a Research Method

University of New Mexico Press

This book provides reliable research methods from the systematic gathering of data through analysis of photographic records to transfer of insights to ethnographic records, with an emphasis on developing the skills of thorough observation rather than on technical skill.

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Indian Rock Art of the Southwest

University of New Mexico Press

The comprehensive book on Indian petroglyphs in the Southwest.

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Filaree

A Novel of an American Woman

University of New Mexico Press

This moving novel of pioneer life in Arizona has become a classic.

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Desert Passages

Encounters with the American Deserts

University of New Mexico Press

Traces the development of American attitudes toward the desert using case studies from many writers over the years.

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Land of Enchantment

Memoirs of Marian Russell Along the Santa Fe Trail

By Marian Russell; Afterword by Marc Simmons
University of New Mexico Press

Facsimile edition of one of the few accounts of life on the trail.

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The Lost Land

The Chicano Image of the Southwest

University of New Mexico Press

A fascinating intellectual history of Hispano self-perception, this book traces the changes in Hispano views of the Southwest from earliest times to the present, particularly since the 1848 signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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Cuentos Chicanos

A Short Story Anthology

University of New Mexico Press

The twenty-one stories in this collection typify the phenomenal growth Chicano literature has undergone during the past two decades.

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The Day the Sun Rose Twice

The Story of the Trinity Site Nuclear Explosion, July 16, 1945

University of New Mexico Press

The prize-winning history of the Manhattan Project.

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Other Mexicos

Essays on Regional Mexican History, 1876-1911

University of New Mexico Press

The value of this collection to students and specialists lies in an expanded understanding of regional history during the Porfiriato, an appreciation for the range of local sources available, and a stimulus to further investigation. The reinterpretation given the Porfiriato also broadens our knowledge of the forces leading to the revolution and still influencing the nation today.

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Chaco Canyon

Archaeology and Archaeologists

University of New Mexico Press

The first complete account of Chacoan archaeology, from the discovery of the ruins by Spanish soldiers in the seventeenth century, through the scientific analyses of the 1970s.

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The Spell of New Mexico

Edited by Tony Hillerman
University of New Mexico Press

Famous writers tell of the fascination of New Mexico.

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¿Qué Pasó?

An English-Spanish Guide for Medical Personnel

University of New Mexico Press

Designed to facilitate communication between Spanish-speaking patients and English-speaking medical personnel; includes pediatric workups.

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The Southwest

University of New Mexico Press

A historical and cultural overview, including discussions of present-day racial, conservation, and economic problems.

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The Canadian Frontier, 1534-1760

University of New Mexico Press

This account of the French era in Canada is the most original treatment of the subject in over a century.

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Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America

University of New Mexico Press

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was the first European to cross the North American continent. This remarkable book is his odyssey, first written in 1542 as an official report to the king of Spain under the title La Relación.

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American Indians of the Southwest

University of New Mexico Press

More than providing a compendium of southwestern Indian history and culture, this remarkable book gives the reader an understanding of and appreciation for the unique lifeways of these peoples whose philopophy, the author believes, may be our one great resource for peace.

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Carlos Montezuma and the Changing World of American Indians

University of New Mexico Press

The classic biography of one of the great Native American crusaders for Indian rights in the early twentieth century.

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Westering Women and the Frontier Experience, 1800-1915

University of New Mexico Press

Myres uses extensive source material by and about women to study the impact of the frontier on women's lives and the role of women in the West.

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The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846

The American Southwest Under Mexico

University of New Mexico Press

Reinterprets borderlands history from the Mexican perspective.

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The United States Marshals of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, 1846-1912

University of New Mexico Press

The pathbreaking classic on law enforcement on the frontier of the American West.

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The Remembered Earth

An Anthology of Contemporary Native American Literature

Edited by Gary Hobson
University of New Mexico Press

This broad survey of Native American writing today is incisive, reflective, moving, and provocative in its variety.

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Tularosa

Last of the Frontier West

University of New Mexico Press

The history of the Tularosa Basin--which includes White Sands Missile Range--from pioneer days through the atomic age.

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Tijeras Canyon

Analyses of the Past

University of New Mexico Press

Archaeological research conducted in Tijeras Canyon, New Mexico, in the 1970s by the University of New Mexico summer field school of archaeology and the Laboratory of Anthropology of the Museum of New Mexico.

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Mining Frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880

University of New Mexico Press

An overview of mining and its effects on the settlement of the West.

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The Surrounded

University of New Mexico Press

A novel set on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.

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No Turning Back

A Hopi Indian Woman's Struggle to Live in Two Worlds

University of New Mexico Press

Biography of a Hopi Indian woman and her career as an educator.

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Hold Autumn in Your Hand

University of New Mexico Press

Depression-era east Texas is the setting for this memorable story of a contract farmer determined to provide food for his family and hope for the future.

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America's Frontier Heritage

University of New Mexico Press

This thought-provoking book by the leading authority on Turner presents the results of modern research in history and the behavioral sciences, concluding that in many ways the Turner hypothesis is a valid one.

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A Brief History of New Mexico

University of New Mexico Press

Detailed information on every aspect of New Mexico's past.

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The Spanish Borderlands Frontier, 1513-1821

University of New Mexico Press

The classic history of the Spanish frontier from Florida to California.

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Edible Native Plants of the Rocky Mountains

By H. D. Harrington; Illustrated by Y. Matsumura
University of New Mexico Press

Botanical listing of edible plants, recipes and ethnobotanical information, wilderness survival manual, with a chapter on poisonous plants.

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Richard Wetherill, Anasazi

Pioneer Explorer of Southwestern Ruins

University of New Mexico Press

Biography of the man who discovered the prehistoric ruins at Mesa Verde, Colorado, and began the excavation of Pueblo Bonito at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.

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The House at Otowi Bridge

The Story of Edith Warner and Los Alamos

University of New Mexico Press

The haunting experiences of a shy Pennsylvania woman who opened a tearoom in her adobe home that became a haven for neighboring nuclear scientists and Indians alike.

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The Santa Fe Trail

University of New Mexico Press

The lively history of this great trade artery is once more available.

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Hopi Kachina Dolls with a Key to Their Identification

University of New Mexico Press

Catalog of Hopi kachina dolls and how to identify them.

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Mexican Cookbook

University of New Mexico Press

The classic cookbook of true New Mexican recipes from the Territorial era.

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