Jemez Mountains 100 Years Ago

Routledge, Joseph E.

ISBN 10: 0962964557 / ISBN 13: 9780962964558

Published by Butterfly & Bear Press, 2020

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00078953743

Synopsis:

Life in the Jemez Mountains 100 years ago was rugged and dangerous. Travel was by horseback or mule-drawn wagon on dirt trails and in stream beds. Ranchers contended with every kind of wild animals, including what is reputed to be the last grizzly and the last wolf in the Jemez. Children were home-schooled and home-churched. Joseph Elmer (Joe) Routledge (1920-2014) grew up in this wild and beautiful environment. In his late seventies, he wrote a series of stories that were first published in the Jemez Thunder, a semi-monthly newspaper in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. Now, his early memories are collected into Jemez Mountains 100 Years Ago. Joe’s anecdotes will make you laugh and make you cry, and cause you to marvel at the settlers’ resilience. Learn how—and why—a hunter wrestled a deer. Feel a parent’s fear when a toddler is lost overnight in the forest. Imagine a 75-mile trip to Albuquerque taking three days. These tales and dozens more make for a fascinating collection that portrays life on a New Mexico frontier.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jemez Mountains 100 Years Ago
Publisher: Butterfly & Bear Press
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good