| Albuquerque's Parks and Open Space Contributor(s): Schmader, Matt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738584703 ISBN-13: 9780738584706 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Parks & Campgrounds |
| Dewey: 978.9 |
| LCCN: 2011924547 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6.62" W x 9.18" (0.69 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Albuquerque is a city of crossroads and cultures. Located at the southern end of the Rocky Mountains, at the edge of the Great Plains, and in the high desert along the banks of the Rio Grande, it is the junction where historic Camino Real crosses venerable Route 66. Although officially founded as a Spanish Colonial villa in 1706, native people have lived in the Albuquerque area for over 10,000 years. Thousands of ancient petroglyphs are testimony to the endurance of today s pueblo peoples. Explorer Francisco Vazquez de Coronado overwintered his famed expedition here in 1540 1542. Albuquerque has been a boomtown several times, from the coming of the railroad to its role as a health mecca, and from postwar urban growth to recent sunbelt immigration. This mile-high city has always attracted outdoor enthusiasts, as this chronicle of its parks and magnificent open space system attests. Contributions of Aldo Leopold, Clyde Tingley, Harry Kinney, and many community activists have melded with native and Hispanic traditions to create a place unlike any other." |
Contributor Bio(s): Schmader, Matt: - Dr. Matt Schmader, the City of Albuquerque Open Space Division superintendent, highlights these unique qualities by drawing from local period photographers, historic archives, park history files, Open Space photographic collections, and modern images. |