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Maxwell's Ranche, Territory of New Mexico (Paperback)
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Maxwell's Ranche, Territory of New Mexico (Paperback)
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Loot Price R418
Discovery Miles 4 180
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This slender volume offers readers a fascinating historical account
of Maxwell's Ranche, Territory of New Mexico that is rich with
details and vivid descriptions. This frontier settlement had been
in the mind of Lucien Bonaparte Maxwell when he returned to
Kaskaskia, Illinois to select household items for his mansion under
construction. In 1861 he began construction of his Aztec Mill and
the locale which was to become known as Cimarron when the United
States government established a post office by that name at
Maxwell's Ranche with Lucien Maxwell as postmaster. Whether the
mill at any time was the site of the post office is not clear.
Topics discussed herein include: an article by Lawrence R. Murphy
published in the New Mexico Historical Review entitled "Master of
the Cimarron: Lucien B. Maxwell" (1980), which describes aspects of
Maxwell's Ranche; a brief historical account of Kaskaskia,
Illinois, with its relationship to Maxwell; Aztec Mill sandstone;
local building activity; the quarry; working and finishing stone;
tool descriptions, stone walls, a discussion of the 1860s Maxwell's
Ranche photo; Cimarron Agency letters which frequently pertain to
relations with Native Americans including Moacha Utes, Apaches,
Navajos, Capote and others; and a bibliography. Numerous
photographs and maps add to the value of this work.
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