Author: Martha Egan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Seven short stories that reveal the quirkiness of the Land of Enchantment.
La Ranfla and Other New Mexico Stories
Author: Martha Egan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Seven short stories that reveal the quirkiness of the Land of Enchantment.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Seven short stories that reveal the quirkiness of the Land of Enchantment.
The Lore of New Mexico
Author: Marta Weigle
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826331571
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
This award-winning text on New Mexico folklore traditions is now available in a shorter edition.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826331571
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
This award-winning text on New Mexico folklore traditions is now available in a shorter edition.
New Mexico Magazine
Memories of Cíbola
Author: Abe M. Peña
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
"Let Abe Pena transport you to a Hispanic New Mexico village. There in San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants, he introduces us to relatives and friends from his youth on his family's sheep ranch. His stories of their lives and experiences between the 1920s and the 1950s speak to such universal themes as coming of age, striking out on one's own, and joining family and neighbors to celebrate good times and to aid them in overcoming hardships."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
"Let Abe Pena transport you to a Hispanic New Mexico village. There in San Mateo and in the nearby town of Grants, he introduces us to relatives and friends from his youth on his family's sheep ranch. His stories of their lives and experiences between the 1920s and the 1950s speak to such universal themes as coming of age, striking out on one's own, and joining family and neighbors to celebrate good times and to aid them in overcoming hardships."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The lost gold mine of Juan Mondrag—n
Author: Melaqu’as Romero
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816509775
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
One of the most fascinating folktales of New Mexico concerns a gold mine believed to lie near Truchas Peaks north of Santa Fe. Initially discovered by Spanish explorers, the mine is said to have been worked by three secretive German immigrants, who took its location to their graves. Some years later, so the story goes, the mine was rediscovered by a poor herder named Juan Mondragon, who died at the hand of his adulterous wife before he could make its location known.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816509775
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
One of the most fascinating folktales of New Mexico concerns a gold mine believed to lie near Truchas Peaks north of Santa Fe. Initially discovered by Spanish explorers, the mine is said to have been worked by three secretive German immigrants, who took its location to their graves. Some years later, so the story goes, the mine was rediscovered by a poor herder named Juan Mondragon, who died at the hand of his adulterous wife before he could make its location known.
Hispanic Legends from New Mexico
Author: Stanley Linn Robe
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
My Land Sings
Author: Rudolfo A. Anaya
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380729024
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Stories as beautiful and mysterious as the Rio Grande itself...A young Spanish man named Rolando journeys to the New World to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. But at what price will Rolando taste the waters of eternal life? On a dare, Lupe goes down to the river one night to search for la Llorona, a ghostly woman who walks in search of her drowned baby.Abel, a shepherd, saves a snake from a fire and in return is given the ability to understand the speech of animals.In these ten stories, Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima, draws on a rich Hispanic and Native American folklore tradition, capturing the rhythm of life along New Mexico's Rio Grande valley.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380729024
Category : Children's stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Stories as beautiful and mysterious as the Rio Grande itself...A young Spanish man named Rolando journeys to the New World to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. But at what price will Rolando taste the waters of eternal life? On a dare, Lupe goes down to the river one night to search for la Llorona, a ghostly woman who walks in search of her drowned baby.Abel, a shepherd, saves a snake from a fire and in return is given the ability to understand the speech of animals.In these ten stories, Rudolfo Anaya, author of Bless Me, Ultima, draws on a rich Hispanic and Native American folklore tradition, capturing the rhythm of life along New Mexico's Rio Grande valley.
New Mexico Myths and Legends
Author: Barbara Marriott, Ph.D
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493015850
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Part of our new and growing Myths, Mysteries and Legends series, Myths, Mysteries and Legends of New Mexico explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in the Land of Enchantment's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in New Mexico history. Stories include the mysterious disappearance of lawyer and civic leader Albert J. Fountain—a man known both for defending Billy the Kid and for taking on cattle rustlers—and his little boy, Henry; the near discovery of when humans first came to America by George McJunkin, a black cowboy, born a slave; and the unsolved murders of an old mining town that lies at the depths of Bonito Lake.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493015850
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Part of our new and growing Myths, Mysteries and Legends series, Myths, Mysteries and Legends of New Mexico explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in the Land of Enchantment's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in New Mexico history. Stories include the mysterious disappearance of lawyer and civic leader Albert J. Fountain—a man known both for defending Billy the Kid and for taking on cattle rustlers—and his little boy, Henry; the near discovery of when humans first came to America by George McJunkin, a black cowboy, born a slave; and the unsolved murders of an old mining town that lies at the depths of Bonito Lake.
The La Belle, New Mexico Story
Author: Francis Stanley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : La Belle (N. M.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Located in Southwest Collection.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : La Belle (N. M.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Located in Southwest Collection.