Turquoise and Six-Guns - The Story of Cerrillos, New Mexico (Paperback, 3rd ed.)

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. Mining gave life to Cerrillos and to neighboring towns such as Bonanza City, Carbonateville, Waldo and Madrid. And when the boom passed and the mines closed, that life ebbed away. Scattered over the hills and in the valleys everywhere are skeletal remains of mining activity: deserted buildings, black and foreboding entrances to shafts, broken tools and equipment, fallen timbers from the windlasses, gallows and hoist houses, tailing dumps and slag heaps. These offer silent testimony to the once prosperous past of the Cerrillos mining district and are an appeal for all students of history. MARC SIMMONS, the prominent author and historian, has received many awards for his research and writings on the American Southwest. He is known for his ability to record little-known episodes in New Mexico history and is also the author of NEW MEXICO MAVERICKS and YESTERDAY IN SANTA FE, both from Sunstone Press.

General

Imprint:	Sunstone Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	June 2005
Authors:	Marc Simmons
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	64
Edition:	3rd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-86534-082-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history
LSN:	0-86534-082-X
Barcode:	9780865340824

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