Coronado S Land by Simmons

Coronado S Land by Simmons

At last available in paperback, the twenty-five essays collected here re-create everyday activities of the Hispanic people of colonial northern New Mexico. What people wore, when they shopped, how they amused themselves these are but a few of the commonplace activities considered here. In reconstructing the daily routines of domestic life and work habits Simmons captures the precariousness of lives threatened by drought, crop failure, Apache raids, and accidents. Simmons's essays permit us to imagine what people long ago thought and felt, which is a considerable accomplishment. But he doesn't stop there: the final section of this volume offers a glimpse of the historian at work. Entitled Reading History, these essays introduce three late eighteenth-century documents and provide readers with a primer in understanding economic and social problems of the past.

Simmons, Marc: - Historian and author Marc Simmons has received many awards for his research and writings on the American Southwest. He is known for his ability to ferret out true but little-known episodes in New Mexican history such as those recounted in this fascinating book. He is the author of many books including Turquoise and Six-Guns: The Story of Cerrillos, New Mexico, Stalking Billy the Kid: Brief Sketches of a Short Life, New Mexico Mavericks: Stories from a Fabled Past, Charles F. Lummis: Author and Adventurer, and, with Frank Turley, Southwestern Colonial Ironwork: The Spanish Blacksmithing Tradition from Texas to California, all published by Sunstone Press.

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ISBN 13	9780826317025
ISBN 10	0826317022
Title	Coronado S Land
Author	Simmons
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of New Mexico Press
Year published	1996-11-30
Number of pages	195
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