Atlas covers geologic history, climate, hydrology, vegetation, pollution, paleontology, history, population characteristics, culture, economy and government.

"Examines the history of Navajo economic and cultural development through the testimonies of traders, government agents, tribal leaders, and accomplished weavers"--

"It's 1904; Hattie's last year of finishing school.She hates it and would rather be a pioneer. Her chance comes when Earl proposes marriage along with a homestead in Tucumcari, New Mexico Territory. We share her struggles; living in near poverty while keeping the homestead going. She falls ill and is about to give birth when Rosalinda enters her life as her caretaker. Soon they find an attraction to each other that neither fully understands or dares...

In this groundbreaking study, historian Michael J. Alarid examines New Mexico's transition from Spanish to Mexican to US control during the nineteenth century and illuminates how emerging class differences played a crucial role in the regime change. After Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821, trade between Mexico and the United States attracted wealthy Hispanos into a new market economy and increased trade along El Camino Real, turning it into...