Chasing the Santa Fe Ring : Power and Privilege in Territorial New Mexico /

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David L. Caffey's book tells the story of the rise and fall of the Santa Fe Ring, looking beyond myth and symbol to explore the history of this remarkably durable alliance.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Caffey, David L., 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Societies.
Power (Social sciences)
Politicians.
Politics and government
Political culture.
Political corruption.
Land speculation.
Land grants.
Economic history.
Businessmen.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Hommes politiques > Nouveau-Mexique > Santa Fe > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Hommes d'affaires > Nouveau-Mexique > Santa Fe > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Corruption (Politique) > Nouveau-Mexique > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Speculation fonciere > Nouveau-Mexique > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Politicians > New Mexico > Santa Fe > History > 19th century.
Businessmen > New Mexico > Santa Fe > History > 19th century.
Political culture > New Mexico > Santa Fe > History > 19th century.
Societies > New Mexico > Santa Fe > History > 19th century.
Political corruption > New Mexico > History > 19th century.
Power (Social sciences) > New Mexico > History > 19th century.
Land speculation > New Mexico > History > 19th century.
Land grants > New Mexico > History > 19th century.
New Mexico > Santa Fe.
New Mexico.
Nouveau-Mexique > Conditions economiques > 19e siecle.
New Mexico > Economic conditions > 19th century.
New Mexico > Politics and government > 1848-1950.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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