Chasing the Santa Fe Ring: Power and Privilege in Territorial New Mexico - Tapa blanda

Caffey, David L.

 
9780826319470: Chasing the Santa Fe Ring: Power and Privilege in Territorial New Mexico
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ISBN 10: 0826319475 ISBN 13: 9780826319470
Editorial: University of New Mexico Press, 2015

Sinopsis

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 landholders. 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.

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Acerca del autor

David L. Caffey has 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, USA.

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Editorial
University of New Mexico Press
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0826319475
ISBN 13 
9780826319470
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
336
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9780826354426: Chasing the Santa Fe Ring: Power and Priviledge in Territorital New Mexico

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ISBN 10:  0826354424 ISBN 13:  9780826354426
Editorial: University of New Mexico Press, 2014
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