William W. Dunmire

William W. Dunmire is a retired National Park Service naturalist and is currently an associate in biology at the University of New Mexico and a research associate at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.

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New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage

Four Centuries of Animals, Land, and People

University of New Mexico Press

The Spanish introduced European livestock to the New World--not only cattle and horses but also mules, donkeys, sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry. This survey of the history of domestic livestock in New Mexico is the first of its kind, going beyond cowboy culture to examine the ways Spaniards, Indians, and Anglos used animals and how those uses affected the region's landscapes and cultures.

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Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies

Revealing Their Natural History

University of New Mexico Press

For both visitors and natural history buffs, this book includes seventy-five examples of some of the most common and conspicuous wildflowers in the Rocky Mountains from southern Wyoming to New Mexico.

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Gardens of New Spain

How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Changed America

University of Texas Press

The fascinating story of the diffusion of plants, gardens, agriculture, and cuisine from late medieval Spain to the colonial frontier of Hispanic America.

  • Copyright year: 2004
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