When sixteen-year-old Sophie Granger suspects she is pregnant, she digs out her mother Peggy’s tarot cards. Peggy hasn’t read fortunes since her hippie days in Taos, but... Læs mere
Examines local welfare practices, policies, and debates during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in a diverse... Læs mere
In 1540 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, the governor of Nueva Galicia in western Mexico, led an expedition of reconnaissance and expansion to a... Læs mere
Why did New Mexico remain so long in political limbo before being admitted to the Union as a state? Combining extensive research and a clear and well-organised... Læs mere
Twenty-five years before the Manhattan Project created the town of Los Alamos, the Pajarito Plateau was home to an elite prep school for boys, ages twelve to... Læs mere
An indispensable reference when a referral requires interviewing Spanish-speaking parents, guardians, or children. It has... Læs mere
Critics have been quick to address Cormac McCarthy's indebtedness to southern literature, Christianity, and existential thought, but the essays in this collection are among the first to tackle such issues as gender and race in McCarthy's work.
Water law, water politics, and especially water shenanigans are at the centre of this book about New Mexico and Texas dividing the Pecos... Læs mere