| Spanish Pathways: Readings in the History of Hispanic New Mexico Contributor(s): Simmons, Marc (Author) |
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ISBN: 082632374X ISBN-13: 9780826323743 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: Historian Marc Simmons is already a favorite among scholars, students, Hispanophiles, and borderland enthusiasts for his careful, readable histories of the American Southwest. In the twelve essays collected in "Spanish Pathways," Simmonss topical, in-depth approach to New Mexicos colonial period is skillfully deployed. His original research and unique insights transform New Mexicos colonial history into an engaging story of real people and the real events that shaped their livesa true journey of discovery. Simmons finds in the commonplace moments of everyday life ways to place the reader fully within the realities of the past. Immersion in details permits us to understand the behavior and character of a people and the true tenor of their times: how the average person lived and played, how he or she made economic choices, how worship and religious concerns were integrated into daily life. "Spanish Pathways" covers such topics as the Pueblo Revolt, New Mexico sheep and cattle ranching, Spanish irrigation practices, the settlement of Albuquerque, the smallpox epidemic of 1780-81, and the Feast of St. John. The society and economy of the upper Ro Grande were complex and richly textured, and the people who sustained themselves there became resilient and stoic, fashioning their own formulas for survival and forever impacting the directions taken by historys currents. Almost without exception, the topics covered in this work have not been studied by other scholars. In that sense, "Spanish Pathways" makes a unique contribution.Rick Hendricks, coeditor of "The Journals of don Diego de Vargas." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 978.900 |
| LCCN: 2001000947 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.72 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Historian Marc Simmons is already a favorite among scholars, students, Hispanophiles, and borderland enthusiasts for his careful, readable histories of the American Southwest. In the twelve essays collected in Spanish Pathways, Simmons's topical, in-depth approach to New Mexico's colonial period is skillfully deployed. His original research and unique insights transform New Mexico's colonial history into an engaging story of real people and the real events that shaped their lives--a true journey of discovery. Simmons finds in the commonplace moments of everyday life ways to place the reader fully within the realities of the past. Immersion in details permits us to understand the behavior and character of a people and the true tenor of their times: how the average person lived and played, how he or she made economic choices, how worship and religious concerns were integrated into daily life. Spanish Pathways covers such topics as the Pueblo Revolt, New Mexico sheep and cattle ranching, Spanish irrigation practices, the settlement of Albuquerque, the smallpox epidemic of 1780-81, and the Feast of St. John. The society and economy of the upper R ƒ -o Grande were complex and richly textured, and the people who sustained themselves there became resilient and stoic, fashioning their own formulas for survival and forever impacting the directions taken by history's currents. Almost without exception, the topics covered in this work have not been studied by other scholars. In that sense, Spanish Pathways makes a unique contribution.--Rick Hendricks, coeditor of The Journals of don Diego de Vargas. |
Contributor Bio(s): Simmons, Marc: - Marc Simmons is considered New Mexico's historian laureate and has published over forty books on New Mexico history. Simmons is a former Woodrow Wilson Fellow, a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and in 1993 the King of Spain granted him membership in the knightly Order of Isabela la Cat�lica for his contributions to Spanish colonial history. He resides in Cerrillos, New Mexico. |