| The Navajos in 1705: Roque Madrid's Campaign Journal Contributor(s): Hendricks, Rick (Editor), Hendricks, Rick (Translator), Wilson, John P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826318568 ISBN-13: 9780826318565 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 978.9 |
| Lexile Measure: 1610 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.7" W x 8.07" (0.58 lbs) 187 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This long-lost journal, now available in paperback, gives a unique look into the old Navajo country. Recently rediscovered, it is both the earliest and only extensive eyewitness account of the traditional Navajo homeland in the eighteenth century. It reveals new information on Hispanic New Mexico and relations with the Indians. For the first twenty days in August of 1705, Roque Madrid led about 100 Spanish soldiers and citizens together with some 300 Pueblo Indian allies on a 312-mile march in retaliation for Navajo raiding. The bilingual text permits appreciation of the unusually literate and dramatic journal. Historical and archeological data are carefully tapped to retrace the route. "This account sets a new standard for the publication of such documents. . . . I consider it a gem."--David M. Brugge, author of The Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute |