Pecos Contributor(s): Secord, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467132373 ISBN-13: 9781467132374 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
LCCN: 2014937885 |
Series: Images of America |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: There is no greater range of history in New Mexico than that found within 15 miles surrounding the village of Pecos. This book explores the last 1,000 years of that history, which includes many cultures and events, such as Native Americans, Spanish explorers, a Civil War battle, the Santa Fe Trail, railroads, and Route 66, as well as miners, saloon keepers, archaeologists, tourists, important architects, and even Hollywood stars. |
Contributor Bio(s): Secord, Paul: - Paul R. Secord is a 1972 graduate of the University of New Mexico with degrees in anthropology and geology. After a career in Southern California as an environmental planning consultant specializing in historic and cultural resources, he currently calls New Mexico home. Secord has prepared numerous cultural resource evaluations and National Register of Historic Places listings. He is the author of Arcadia Publishing s Albuquerque Deco and Pueblo and Santa Fe s Historic Hotels. |