John Fowles / James Acheson

• Record Nr.: UNISALENTO991001593989707536
• Autore: Acheson, James
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : St.Martin's Press, c1998
• ISBN: 0333516702
• Descrizione fisica: xi,113 p. ; 23 cm.
• Collana: Macmillan modern novelists
• Soggetti: Fowles, John - Critica e interpretazione
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references

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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820244503321
• Autore: Caffey David L. <1947->
• 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; 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.