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- catalog abstract ""Historian Marc Simmons is already a favorite among scholars, students, Hispanophiles, and borderlands enthusiasts for his careful, readable histories of the American Southwest. In the twelve essays collected in Spanish Pathways, Simmons's topical, in-depth approach to New Mexico's colonial period is skillfully deployed. His original research and unique insights transform New Mexico's colonial history into an engaging story of real people and the real events that shaped their lives - a true journey of discovery. Simmons finds in the commonplace moments of everyday life ways to place the reader fully within the realities of the past. Immersion in details permits us to understand the behavior and character of a people and the true tenor of their times: how the average person lived and played, how he or she made economic choices, how worship and religious concerns were integrated into daily life." "Spanish Pathways covers such topics as the Pueblo Revolt, New Mexico sheep and cattle ranching, Spanish irrigation practices, the settlement of Albuquerque, the smallpox epidemic of 1780-81, and the Feast of St. John."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12093515.
- catalog coverage "New Mexico Ethnic relations.".
- catalog coverage "New Mexico History.".
- catalog coverage "New Mexico Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Historian Marc Simmons is already a favorite among scholars, students, Hispanophiles, and borderlands enthusiasts for his careful, readable histories of the American Southwest. In the twelve essays collected in Spanish Pathways, Simmons's topical, in-depth approach to New Mexico's colonial period is skillfully deployed. His original research and unique insights transform New Mexico's colonial history into an engaging story of real people and the real events that shaped their lives - a true journey of discovery. Simmons finds in the commonplace moments of everyday life ways to place the reader fully within the realities of the past.".
- catalog description "Immersion in details permits us to understand the behavior and character of a people and the true tenor of their times: how the average person lived and played, how he or she made economic choices, how worship and religious concerns were integrated into daily life." "Spanish Pathways covers such topics as the Pueblo Revolt, New Mexico sheep and cattle ranching, Spanish irrigation practices, the settlement of Albuquerque, the smallpox epidemic of 1780-81, and the Feast of St. John."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-196) and index.".
- catalog description "The Pueblo Revolt: why did it happen? -- Misery as a factor in colonial life -- The founding of Albuquerque: another look -- Colonial physicians -- The Great Smallpox Epidemic, 1780-1781 -- Origins of public health -- Attempts to open a New Mexico-Sonora Road -- The rise of cattle ranching -- Water that runs in ditches -- St. John's Day, remnant of an ancient festival -- The Spanish exiles.".
- catalog extent "ix, 206 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Spanish pathways.".
- catalog identifier "0826323731 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "082632374X (paper : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Spanish pathways.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press,".
- catalog relation "Spanish pathways.".
- catalog spatial "New Mexico Ethnic relations.".
- catalog spatial "New Mexico History.".
- catalog spatial "New Mexico Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "New Mexico".
- catalog subject "978.9/00468073 21".
- catalog subject "F805.S75 S56 2001".
- catalog subject "Hispanic Americans New Mexico History.".
- catalog subject "Hispanic Americans New Mexico Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "Hispanic Americans New Mexico Social life and customs.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The Pueblo Revolt: why did it happen? -- Misery as a factor in colonial life -- The founding of Albuquerque: another look -- Colonial physicians -- The Great Smallpox Epidemic, 1780-1781 -- Origins of public health -- Attempts to open a New Mexico-Sonora Road -- The rise of cattle ranching -- Water that runs in ditches -- St. John's Day, remnant of an ancient festival -- The Spanish exiles.".
- catalog title "Spanish pathways : readings in the history of Hispanic New Mexico / Marc Simmons.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".