The Place Names of New Mexico - Revised Edition

385 Pages. Book has wear to edges and first couple of pages. Covers have creases, curling price sticker on back cover. Sorted by Place Name. This book is an invaluable guide to the state's geography and history. It explains more than 7,000 names of features large and small throughout the state towns, mountains, rivers, canyons, counties, post offices, and even abandoned settlements as well as providing relevant information about location, history, and current status. The accounts are also journeys into New Mexico's past, offering glimpses of the lives and values of the people who named the place. Humor, tragedy, mystery, and daily life they can all be found in this book. The revised edition contains more than fifty expanded and updated entries. Contents: Introduction, The Genesis of This Book, What Is Included and What I Didn't, How to Use This Book, Key to Abbreviations, The N.M. Geographical Names Committee and the U.S. Boards on Geographic Names, A Word About Folk Etymology, The People Behind the Names, and Selected Bibliography. The book you see in the images is the actual book we have for sale. When you buy this book from us, you are helping to support a small brick and mortar family owned store. We have been curating our collection for three generations and currently have over 250,000 volumes in stock. Please feel free to call for more stock.…