The Place Names of New Mexico is an invaluable guide to the state's geography and history. It explains more than 7,000 names of features large and small throughout the state--towns, mountains, rivers, canyons, counties, post offices, and even abandoned settlements--as well as providing relevant information about location, history, and current status. The revised edition contains more than fifty expanded and updated entries. The accounts are also journeys into New Mexico's past, offering glimpses of the lives and values of the people who named the place. Humor, tragedy, mystery, and daily life--they can all be found in this book.
By:
Robert Julyan Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Country of Publication: United States Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 26mm
Weight: 600g ISBN:9780826316899 ISBN 10: 0826316891 Pages: 416 Publication Date:30 January 1996 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Robert Julyan is the author of numerous travel and New Mexico-related books. He resides in Albuquerque.
Reviews for The Place Names of New Mexico
A truly wonderful book. . . . packed full with the history, geography, sociology, and anthropology of New Mexico.