Essays in Twentieth-Century New Mexico History - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 082631483X ISBN 13: 9780826314833

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 1994

Synopsis

While the colonial and territorial periods in New Mexico history have been well documented, and in fact helped create the myth of the American West, the contemporary period remains largely unexamined. This collection of essays remedies that lack by examining the dramatic social, economic, and political changes that have occurred in the course of the twentieth century.

Thirteen essays present case studies of farm families, groundwater law, mining, Native American experiences, ranch culture, the role of the military in the state's economy, the development of the penitentiary system, organized labor, the tuberculosis industry, public health nurses, tourism, and World War II Japanese internment camps. A bibliographic essay provides additional resources for teachers and students, and a photographic essay illustrates the state's diversity.

About this title

About the Author

Judith Boyce DeMark retired from the history faculty at Northern Michigan University. She is a resident of Albuquerque.

From the Back Cover

This volume supplements the standard accounts of New Mexico history and will reward readers seeking to understand the complex nature of contemporary New Mexico.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082631483X
• ISBN 13: 9780826314833
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 267
• Editor: DeMark Judith Boyce