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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453586903321

Autore

Caffey David L. <1947->

Titolo

Chasing the Santa Fe Ring : power and privilege in territorial New Mexico / / David L. Caffey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, [New Mexico] : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8263-5443-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Disciplina

978.9/04

Soggetti

Land grants - New Mexico - History - 19th century

Land speculation - New Mexico - History - 19th century

Power (Social sciences) - New Mexico - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

New Mexico Politics and government 1848-1950

New Mexico Economic conditions 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: What do you know of its existence? -- The Gilded Age, east and west -- A ring is formed -- Colfax County and the Maxwell Land Grant -- The Lincoln County war -- The firm of Elkins and Catron -- The business of land -- A progressive and enterprising spirit -- Fracture in the ranks -- A territory or a state? -- The end of an epoch -- The myth of the Ring -- Conquest and consequence : reflections on the Ring -- Appendix A: Who was in the Santa Fe Ring? -- Appendix B: Profiles of alleged Ring participants.

Sommario/riassunto

David L. Caffey's book tells the story of the rise and fall of the Santa Fe Ring, looking beyond myth and symbol to explore the history of this remarkably durable alliance.