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Chasing the Santa Fe Ring : power and privilege in territorial New Mexico / David L. Caffey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Caffey, David L., 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politicians.
- History.
- Businessmen.
- Political culture.
- Societies.
- Political corruption.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Land speculation.
- Land grants.
- Economic conditions.
- New Mexico--Politics and government--1848-1950.
- New Mexico.
- Politics and government.
- New Mexico--Economic conditions--19th century.
- Land grants--New Mexico--History--19th century.
- Land speculation--New Mexico--History--19th century.
- Power (Social sciences)--New Mexico--History--19th century.
- Political corruption--New Mexico--History--19th century.
- Societies--New Mexico--Santa Fe--History--19th century.
- Political culture--New Mexico--Santa Fe--History--19th century.
- Businessmen--New Mexico--Santa Fe--History--19th century.
- Politicians--New Mexico--Santa Fe--History--19th century.
- New Mexico--Santa Fe.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 320 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
- Contents:
- Introduction: What do you know of its existence?
- The Gilded Age, east and west
- A ring is formed
- Colfax County and the Maxwell Land Grant
- The Lincoln County war
- The firm of Elkins and Catron
- The business of land
- A progressive and enterprising spirit
- Fracture in the ranks
- A territory or a state?
- The end of an epoch
- The myth of the Ring
- Conquest and consequence : reflections on the Ring
- Appendix A: Who was in the Santa Fe Ring?
- Appendix B: Profiles of alleged Ring participants.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826354426
- 0826354424
- OCLC:
- 864391491
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