University Of New Mexico Press: 489 books
by Lee Reynis, Jim Peach, Henry Rael
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
In New Mexico Economy in 2050, an E-short edition from New Mexico 2050, two of the state’s foremost economists, Lee Reynis of the University of New Mexico and Jim Peach of New Mexico State University, provide an overview of New Mexico’s economy. Reynis and Peach present the dimensions and effects...
Inside the New Mexico Senate
Boots, Suits, and Citizens
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
“Completely honest and highly informative. To look at a legislative body is to observe democracy in the raw—with all its diverse characters and influences and its many conflicts, compromises, and achievements. Dede Feldman, a first-rate observer and chronicler, shows us the insides of the New...
by Gene Guerin
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Spanning the twentieth century, Cottonwood Saints chronicles the lives of a New Mexico woman and her son, Michael. Margarita Juana Galvan was born in a lumber camp in 1913 and is brought up like a little princess in her grandparents' hacienda. In contrast, Margarita's adult life is spent in depression-ridden...
by Gabriel R. Sánchez, Shannon Sánchez-Youngman, Pamelya Herndon
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
“Combining New Mexico’s Hispanic population with its Native American community makes New Mexico one of the few minority-majority states in the country,” write Gabriel R. Sánchez and Shannon Sánchez-Youngman in this E-short edition from New Mexico 2050. Here, Sánchez, a nationally recognized...
African American History in New Mexico
Portraits from Five Hundred Years
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
Although their total numbers in New Mexico were never large, blacks arrived with Spanish explorers and settlers and played active roles in the history of the territory and state. Here, Bruce Glasrud assembles the best information available on the themes, events, and personages of black New Mexico...
Eco-Travel New Mexico
86 Natural Destinations, Green Hotels, and Sustainable Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017
Eco-Travel New Mexico is the essential take-along companion to sustainable travel in New Mexico, on the main trails and off the beaten path. Ashley M. Biggers’s guide delves into the heart of this enchanting land—from stunning natural landscapes to vital cultural areas that give New Mexico its...
Let's Roll This Train
My Life in New Mexico Education, Business, and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
This inspiring memoir chronicles Lenton Malry’s journey from segregated Louisiana to a distinguished career in public service in New Mexico. Malry worked as a teacher on the Navajo Reservation, as a public school administrator in Albuquerque, and as a commissioner in Bernalillo County. He was also...
Mysterious New Mexico
Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
New Mexico’s twin traditions of the scientific and the supernatural meet for the first time in this long-overdue book by a journalist known for investigating the unexplained. Strange tales of ghosts, monsters, miracles, lost treasure, UFOs, and much more can be found not far from the birthplace...
Jack M. Campbell
The Autobiography of New Mexico's First Modern Governor
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Jack M. Campbell (1916–1999) was elected governor of New Mexico in 1962 and reelected in 1964, the first New Mexico governor in twelve years to win a second term. In this engaging autobiography, Campbell traces his life story across major historical events in the country and New Mexico. From humble...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
No book has ever before specifically focused on the birds of prey of New Mexico. Both Florence Bailey (1928) and J. Stokley Ligon (1961) published volumes on the birds of New Mexico, but their coverage of raptors was somewhat limited. In the ensuing years a great deal of new information has been collected...
by C. S. Merrill
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Winner of the 2012 Zia Award from New Mexico Press WomenIn 1973 Georgia O'Keeffe employed C. S. Merrill to catalog her library for her estate. Merrill, a poet who was a graduate student at the University of New Mexico, was twenty-six years old and O'Keeffe was eighty-five, almost blind, but...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Here some of the state’s most noted and qualified policy experts answer two vital questions: New Mexico 2050—What can we be? What will we be? They have produced in this volume, edited by former US Senator Fred Harris, a dynamic blueprint for New Mexico’s future—a manual for leaders and public...
New Mexico's Spanish Livestock Heritage
Four Centuries of Animals, Land, and People
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
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,...
by Laura Paskus, Adrian Oglesby
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
The land, water, and air that make New Mexico a Land of Enchantment are facing increasing threats due to drought, climate change, and declining environmental quality protections. In this E-short edition from New Mexico 2050, noted environmental journalist Laura Paskus and Adrian Oglesby, a water law...