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  • Witchcraft in the Southwest

    Spanish and Indian Supernaturalism on the Rio Grande

    by Marc Simmons ...
    "Occasionally a truly remarkable book appears—one that takes a topic in need of discussion, thoroughly researches it, and presents credible results in a fascinating and extremely well manner. Witchcraft in the Southwest is such a volume, and as such, is a must for all readers, be they scholars, students, or others. . . . The volume devotes equal time to Spanish and Indian supernaturalism along the ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • New Mexico: A History

    by Marc Simmons ...
    Today, as much as ever before, the red-rock, pinon-covered state of New Mexico remains tierra encantada, "the land of enchantment," to Indians, Anglos, and descendants of the conquistadores.New Mexico's long history of intermingling peoples and of efforts to balance human needs with nature's resources can instruct a nation facing similar hard decisions in the late twentieth century. It is a story, ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

  • Monte Walsh

    by Jack Schaefer ...
    Originally published in 1963, Monte Walsh continues to delight readers as a Western classic and popular favorite. The novel explores the cowboy lives of Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins as they carouse, ride, and work at the Slash Y with Cal Brennan. As the West changes and their cowboy antics are challenged, the two must part ways to pursue new ways of life. Chet marries and goes on to become a ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Stalking Billy the Kid

    Brief Sketches of a Short Life

    by Marc Simmons ...
    "Having written about New Mexico history for more than forty years," explains the author, "it was perhaps inevitable that in time I should publish a few articles on Billy the Kid. After all, he is the one figure from this state's past whose name is known around the world. The Kid's career, although astonishingly short, nonetheless, left an indelible mark in the annals of the Old West. And his name ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New Mexico Mavericks (Softcover)

    Stories from a Fabled Past

    by Marc Simmons ...
    "I first saw New Mexico as a kid, in 1950," the author says. "At once I fell under its hypnotic spell, as have so many others. My commitment to become a writer about things New Mexican was born shortly thereafter. From more than a half century of prowlings along the byways of the state, I've managed to glean a fair knowledge of its peoples and culture."What continues to impress me is that history ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Yesterday in Santa Fe

    Episodes in a Turbulent History

    by Marc Simmons ...
    When was Santa Fe under siege? Who was the local witch reputed to fly around in an egg? Which governor found his chair thrown into the street? Why were Judge Eaton's burros so expensive? What was the Santa Fe-Granada, Spain connection? What city celebration was sixty years too soon? Which governor paid a bribe to win a horse race? Who was "Telegraph" Aubry and why was he famous? What ended the ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Charles F. Lummis (Softcover)

    Author and Adventurer; A Gathering

    by Marc Simmons ...
    Author, photographer, historian, archeologist, and preservationist, Charles Fletcher Lummis stood tall in the affections of American Southwesterners at the turn of the 20th century. A flamboyant figure of enormous energy, he championed Indian rights and Hispanic culture, while introducing Easterners, through his many books, to the rich heritage of New Mexico, Arizona, and California. After years ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Juan Domínguez de Mendoza

    Soldier and Frontiersman of the Spanish Southwest, 1627–1693

    Edited by France V. Scholes, Marc Simmons, Eleanor B. Adams, José Antonio Esquibel ...
    Series series Coronado Historical Series
    Studies of seventeenth-century New Mexico have largely overlooked the soldiers and frontier settlers who formed the backbone of the colony and laid the foundations of European society in a distant outpost of Spain's North American empire. This book, the final volume in the Coronado Historical Series, recognizes the career of Juan Domínguez de Mendoza, a soldier-colonist who was as instrumental as ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD

  • Turquoise and Six-Guns

    The Story of Cerrillos, New Mexico

    by Marc Simmons ...
    The rock-ribbed hills surrounding Cerrillos, New Mexico, are honeycombed with mineshafts and it is these mines that have shaped the history of the town and of the district over which it presides. The Pueblo Indians for untold ages took out turquoise; the Spaniards in their turn found gold, silver and lead; and finally, the Anglo-Americans exploited all of these in addition to copper, zinc and coal ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dynamite and Six-Shooter

    The Story of Thomas E. "Black Jack" Ketchum

    by Jeff Burton ...
    Thomas E. Ketchum, better known as "Black Jack" Ketchum, at six foot two inches tall with dark skin and black hair and described as having a "wonderful physique," never became one of those folklore desperados whose violent and lawless ways were burnished with an illusive romance. If he is remembered at all, it is mostly for the peculiar circumstances which attended the curtailment of his earthly ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cochise of Arizona

    by Oliver La Farge ...
    This is the true story, told in fictional form, of one of the greatest of all American Indian chiefs, Cochise of the Chiricahua Apaches. Indians were once thought of as warlike, and the encroaching white men as wanting peace, but it was the white men who forced Cochise into war against his will. History tells us that Cochise and his tiny band of warriors not only held the United States Army at bay ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Advances in the Study of Behavior

    by Marc Naguib, Jeffrey Podos, Leigh W. Simmons, Louise Barrett, Susan D. Healy, Marlene Zuk ...
    Series Book 49 - Advances in the Study of Behavior
    Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 49 provides users with the latest insights in this ever-evolving field. Users will find new information on a variety of species, including social behaviors in reptiles, the behavioral evidence of felt emotions, a section on developmental plasticity, a chapter on covetable corpses and plastic beetles and the socioecological behavior of burying beetles, and ... Read more

    $136.79 CAD