| Yesterday in Santa Fe: Episodes in a Turbulent History Revised Edition Contributor(s): Simmons, Marc (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865341087 ISBN-13: 9780865341081 Publisher: Sunstone Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: In this witty but historically accurate book, Mark Simmons takes readers on a fact-filled but fun journey into Santa Fe's unusual past. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 978.956 |
| LCCN: 87006449 |
| Series: Western Legacy History Series |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.55" W x 8.5" (0.26 lbs) 76 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When was Santa Fe under siege? Who was the local witch reputed to fly around in an egg? Which governor found his chair thrown into the street? Why were Judge Eaton's burros so expensive? What was the Santa Fe-Granada, Spain connection? What city celebration was sixty years too soon? Which governor paid a bribe to win a horse race? Who was "Telegraph" Aubry and why was he famous? What ended the usefulness of the Santa Fe Trail? If you don't know the answers to these questions, Marc Simmons does. And in this witty but historically accurate book, he takes readers on a fact-filled but fun journey into Santa Fe, New Mexico's unusual past. |