New Mexico history is filled with noteworthy men, women, and
children, usually deserving of high praise and admiration. Sadly,
few of these famous New Mexicans are honored with monuments to
remind us of their achievements in every field, from art and
literature to military service and rocket science. Historian
Richard Melzer attempts to rectify this neglect with an impressive
new book about famous New Mexico gravesites, usually the only
monuments left to honor the human treasures who helped shape so
much of our state, national, and often international history. The
gravesites belong to both famous and infamous characters, from
Billy the Kid to Kit Carson, Elfego Baca, Mabel Dodge Luhan, and
Geronimo (buried in exile in Oklahoma). The result of Melzer's
coast-to-coast quest for the gravesites of deserving New Mexicans
is a book filled with vivid photographs, compelling stories,
humorous epitaphs, and valuable information. With so much data
about so many New Mexicans, this book is destined to serve as a
major reference work for historians, genealogists, students, and
librarians for years to come. With so much good history and a
concluding chapter of truly unusual gravesites found in New Mexico,
casual readers will be engaged and entertained as well. Richard
Melzer is a professor of history at the University of New
Mexico-Valencia Campus. He is an award-winning author of many books
and articles about New Mexico, including two grade school textbooks
to be published in anticipation of New Mexico's centennial
celebration of statehood in 2012. He is the President of the
Historical Society of New Mexico. Sunstone Press has published
three of his previous books, including "Ernie Pyle in the American
Southwest, Breakdown: How the Secret of the Atomic Bomb was Stolen
during World War II," and "When We Were Young in the West: True
Stories of Childhood."
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