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Book On the Santa Fe Trail

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  • Author : James A. Crutchfield
  • Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
  • Release : 2019-05-17
  • ISBN : 1493039873
  • Pages : 161 pages

Download or read book On the Santa Fe Trail written by James A. Crutchfield and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Santa Fe Trail’s role as the major western trade route in the early to mid-nineteenth century made it a critical part of America’s Westward expansion and the stories of its heyday include some of the greatest adventures in the history of the Old West. Drawn from first-hand accounts of early entrepreneurs and emigrants who braved the Santa Fe Trail between 1820 and 1880, this history reveals the lure of the West and puts its importance to American history in context. On the Santa Fe Trail paints a portrait of the land before the wagon tracks were carved in its surface and recounts the hardships, dangers, and adventures faced by the hardy souls who went West to make their fortunes.

Book Refusing the Favor

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  • Author : Deena J. Gonzalez
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2001-05-03
  • ISBN : 0190287098
  • Pages : 207 pages

Download or read book Refusing the Favor written by Deena J. Gonzalez and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-05-03 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refusing the Favor tells the little-known story of the Spanish-Mexican women who saw their homeland become part of New Mexico. A corrective to traditional narratives of the period, it carefully and lucidly documents the effects of colonization, looking closely at how the women lived both before and after the United States took control of the region. Focusing on Santa Fe, which was long one of the largest cities west of the Mississippi, Deena González demonstrates that women's responses to the conquest were remarkably diverse and that their efforts to preserve their culture were complex and long-lasting. Drawing on a range of sources, from newspapers to wills, deeds, and court records, González shows that the change to U.S. territorial status did little to enrich or empower the Spanish-Mexican inhabitants. The vast majority, in fact, found themselves quickly impoverished, and this trend toward low-paid labor, particularly for women, continues even today. González both examines the long-term consequences of colonization and draws illuminating parallels with the experiences of other minorities. Refusing the Favor also describes how and why Spanish-Mexican women have remained invisible in the histories of the region for so long. It avoids casting the story as simply "bad" Euro-American migrants and "good" local people by emphasizing the concrete details of how women lived. It covers every aspect of their experience, from their roles as businesswomen to the effects of intermarriage, and it provides an essential key to the history of New Mexico. Anyone with an interest in Western history, gender studies, Chicano/a studies, or the history of borderlands and colonization will find the book an invaluable resource and guide.

Book Adventures in the Santa F   Trade  1844 1847

Download or read book Adventures in the Santa F Trade 1844 1847 written by James Josiah Webb and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Josiah Webb left Independence, Missouri, in the summer of 1844 and headed down the Santa Fe Trail with goods bought in St. Louis. Although his first venture as a trader was a failure, he eventually made a fortune as a merchant in Santa Fe. Webb recorded his youthful experiences in 1888, and Ralph P. Bieber, a respected scholar and researcher on western expansion, edited and annotated his journal for publication more than forty years later. Long out of print, Adventures in the Santa Fe Trade is an entertaining and important source of first-hand information about the Santa Fe Trail and trade; trappers, Mexicans, and Indian tribes of the Old Southwest; and the impact of the Mexican War on southwestern trade.

Book Building with Our Hands

Download or read book Building with Our Hands written by Adela de la Torre and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1993-06-07 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first interdisciplinary collection of articles addressing the unique history of Chicana women. From a diverse range of perspectives, a new generation of Chicana scholars here chronicles the previously undocumented rich tapestry of Chicanas' lives over the last three centuries. Focusing on how women have grappled with political subordination and sexual exploitation, the contributors confront the complex intersection of class, race, ethnicity, and gender that defines the Chicana experience in America. The book analyzes the ways that oppressive power relations and resistance to domination have shaped Chicana history, exploring subjects as diverse as sexual violence against Amerindian women during the Spanish conquest of California to contemporary Chicanas' efforts to construct feminist cultural discourses. The volume ends with a provocative dialogue among the contributors about the challenges, frustrations, and obstacles that face Chicana scholars, and the voices heard here testify to the vibrant state of Chicano scholarship. Trenchant and wide-ranging, this collection is essential reading for understanding the dynamics of feminism and multiculturalism.

Book The Mississippi Valley Historical Review

Download or read book The Mississippi Valley Historical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes articles and reviews covering all aspects of American history. Formerly the Mississippi Valley Historical Review,

Book Writings on American History

Download or read book Writings on American History written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Sweet Blue Distance

Download or read book The Sweet Blue Distance written by Sara Donati and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young midwife travels west to the New Mexico Territory to care for women in need and faces dangers more harrowing than the ones she’s fleeing in this epic tale of survival, redemption, and love from Sara Donati, the international bestselling author of the Wilderness series. 1857: In a bid to outrun her past, Carrie Ballentyne accepts a nursing position with a doctor in the New Mexico Territory. She knows the journey from New York to Santa Fe will not be easy, but she relishes the adventure. However, nothing could have prepared her for the wilderness she encounters. Its vastness and power are awe-inspiring, stunning in both beauty and brutality. To endure, she must learn to rely on her fellow travelers—and one enigmatic man in particular. As the small, tight-knit group tackles challenge after challenge, she feels her heart opening to this rugged land—and the people willing to risk so much for one another. The trip west is only the beginning of Carrie’s challenges, though. In Santa Fe, she compassionately helps women bring new life into the world, making her beloved among new mothers. Soon, however, she realizes that her employer and his wife are keeping secrets from her, and she must ferret out the truth to protect their young daughter. But to save the little girl she’s come to cherish, Carrie will have to confront the demons in her own past—a feat that will take all of her bravery with the help of the man she’s grown to love and depend on above all others. With its vivid descriptions of the breathtaking western landscape and its irresistible characters, The Sweet Blue Distance is the unforgettable story of one woman’s courage to heal herself, her family, and the women entrusted to her care.

Book Collection

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  • Author : Missouri Historical Society
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1928
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 424 pages

Download or read book Collection written by Missouri Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Publications

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  • Author : Historical Society of New Mexico
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1908
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 754 pages

Download or read book Publications written by Historical Society of New Mexico and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stephen Watts Kearny and the Conquest of New Mexico and California

Download or read book Stephen Watts Kearny and the Conquest of New Mexico and California written by Roy Tarnutzer Ragatz and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Kearny s March

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  • Author : Winston Groom
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • Release : 2012-11-06
  • ISBN : 0307455742
  • Pages : 354 pages

Download or read book Kearny s March written by Winston Groom and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling re-creation of a crucial campaign in the Mexican-American War and a pivotal moment in America's history. In June 1846, General Stephen Watts Kearny rode out of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, with a thousand cavalrymen of the First United States Dragoons. When his fantastic expedition ended a year and two-thousand miles later, the nation had doubled in size and now stretched from Atlantic to Pacific, fulfilling what many saw as its unique destiny. Kearny's March has all the stuff of great narrative history: hardships on the trail, wild Indians, famous mountain men, international conflict and political intrigue, personal dramas, gold rushes and land-grabs. Winston Groom plumbs the wealth of primary documentation--journals and letters, as well as military records--and gives us a sleek, exciting account that captures our imaginations and enlivens our understanding of the sometimes dirty business of country-making.

Book Navaho Expedition

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  • Author : James Hervey Simpson
  • Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9780806135700
  • Pages : 402 pages

Download or read book Navaho Expedition written by James Hervey Simpson and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1849, the Corps of Topographical Engineers commissioned Lieutenant James H. Simpson to undertake the first survey of Navajo country in present-day New Mexico. Accompanying Simpson was a military force commanded by Colonel John M. Washington, sent to negotiate peace with the Navajo. A keen observer, Simpson kept a journal that provided valuable information on the party’s interactions with Indians and also about the land’s features, including important pueblo ruins at Chaco Canyon and Canyon de Chelly. His careful observations informed subsequent military expeditions, emigrant trains, the selection of Indian reservations, and the charting of a transcontinental railroad. Editor Frank McNitt discusses the expedition’s lasting importance to the development of the West, and his research is enriched by illustrations and maps by artists Richard and Edward Kern. Military historian Durwood Ball contributes a new foreword.

Book Latina Legacies

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  • Author : Vicki L. Ruiz
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2005-03-10
  • ISBN : 0190288450
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book Latina Legacies written by Vicki L. Ruiz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-03-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning two centuries, this collection documents the lives of fifteen remarkable Latinas who witnessed, defined, defied, and wrote about the forces that shaped their lives. As entrepreneurs, community activists, mystics, educators, feminists, labor organizers, artists and entertainers, Latinas used the power of the pen to traverse and transgress cultural conventions.

Book Annual Report

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  • Author : American Historical Association
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1926
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book Annual Report written by American Historical Association and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Latina Issues

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  • Author : Antoinette Sedillo López
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2020-08-11
  • ISBN : 1000149978
  • Pages : 456 pages

Download or read book Latina Issues written by Antoinette Sedillo López and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to make Latina history visible and Latina voices heard. It focuses solely on women – not to marginalize Latina stories but to showcase them, illustrating Latina perspectives on colonization, gender, race, and class.