Rio Grande Books: 42 books

Cover of Rio Arriba: A New Mexico County
by Robert Trapp, Robert J. Torrez
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010

Rio arriba. In Spanish, the lower case rio arriba stands for the “upper river,” that portion of northern New Mexico that straddles the Rio del Norte, the historic name of the Rio Grande. In the upper case, they stand for Rio Arriba County, a geopolitical entity that constitutes a small portion of...
Cover of Cooking with Lavender
by Suzanne T. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008

Love that fragrant lavender in your garden? Try cooking with it! Cooking with Lavender will become as dog-eared and stained as the other culinary books in my kitchen, and lavender will take its place on my spice rack beside cumin, thyme, and coriander. That’s right—lavender’s lemony-tasting blossoms...
Cover of Murder, Mystery & Mayheim in the Rio Abajo
by Richard Melzer, John Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013

These are but a few of the incidents of murder, mystery, and mayhem that make the Rio Abajo such a treasure trove of intriguing history for local residents and historians alike. This volume is an attempt to preserve some of the most interesting of these many cases of murder, mystery, and mayhem — ranging...
Cover of Out of the Shadows: The Women of Southern New Mexico
by Martha Shipman Andrews
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012

The Wild West of New Mexico, with Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, Geronimo, and the U. S. Cavalry center stage, is so powerful and entertaining a myth in the popular imagination that the lives and contributions of New Mexico’s women — especially those of Southern New Mexico — have been largely overlooked....
Cover of New Mexico in 1876-1877: A Newspaperman's View

New Mexico in 1876-1877: A Newspaperman's View

The Travels & Reports of William D. Dawson

by Robert J. Torrez
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007

Ever wonder what New Mexico was like in the nineteenth cen­ tury? In 1876, newspaperman William D. Dawson undertook a series of journeys that took him the entire length of the territory from the D&RG railhead near Fort Garland, Colorado, to the Mesilla Valley and west to the mines of Silver City and...
Cover of They That Laugh Win: To Dr. Ruben Cobos with Love
by Evelia Cobos
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010

Rubén Cobos is the embodiment of Southwest folklore and linguistics. A well-respected professor at Stanford University, as well as at universities in Nevada and New Mexico, he collected the stories and folklore of New Mexico and Southern Colorado. His research spans seventy-five years of direct contact...
Cover of Bernalillo

Bernalillo

Yesterday's Sunshine Today's Shadows

by Nasario Garcia
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014

Bernalillo: Yesterday's Sunshine‹Today's Shadows is a compendium of oral stories from fifteen Hispanic old-timers from Bernalillo, New Mexico, that takes the reader back fifty-plus years to their beloved town with a colorful and long-standing history. They speak both proudly and sadly of their language...
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Unsolved

New Mexico's American Valley Ranch Murders & Other Mysteries

by Don Bullis
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2013

There are few subjects that fascinate people as much as New Mexico and a good mystery. New Mexico has always been an enigmatic place, filled with rich history. This book explores and examines forty-four of New Mexico’s most baffling mysteries, which lure the curious and beg for investigation even though...
Cover of Voices of New Mexico, Too
by Paul Rhetts, Barbe Awalt
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013

New Mexico Voices, Too is the second book in the series to honor New Mexico and to give writers the chance to express themselves. This book is mostly about New Mexicans but things can also be human in nature like the Sandia mountains. Poetry, historical essays, and essays about mentors, family and friends...
Cover of Young Voices of Silver City
by Sharleen Daugherty
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013

Literacy Alive began in the spring of 2007 with a commitment to promote literacy among the children and young adults throughout New Mexico’s southwestern communities of Silver City, Bayard, Cliff, Gila, Hurley, Mimbres, and Santa Clara by featuring local New Mexico and Arizona authors and their books. From this, Young Voices of Silver City was born. Enjoy their voices.
Cover of Chile Trivia

Chile Trivia

Weird, Wacky Factoids for Curious Chileheads

by Dave DeWitt, Lois Manno
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012

The world of the “Pope of Peppers” – Dave DeWitt, is hot, spicy, and filled with wacky trivia that those who worship peppers must know. Besides quizzes, resources, and many funny and informative factoids, there are also insights into Dave’s travels and his encounters with celebrities like Martha...
Cover of Novena Dedicated to the Most Miraculous Child of Atocha

Novena Dedicated to the Most Miraculous Child of Atocha

Novena Dedicada al Milagrosismo Nino de Atocha

by Charles M. Carrillo, Felipe R. Mirabal, Thomas J. Steele
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008

For the first time, the Novena dedicated to the Holy Child of Atocha is available in English. Three local scholars and authors have worked together to produce the Novena in both English and Spanish. The bilingual booklet for the Novena to the Santo Niño de Atocha was first released before Christmas...
Cover of Probates & Wills Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1774-1896
by Henrietta M. Christmas and Patricia S. Rau, Patricia S. Rau
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012

Containing abstracts of wills from 1774 – 1896, this book covers three governmental time periods in the history of New Mexico – Colonial, Mexican, and Territorial. The early Colonial Spaniards made their wills in a more elaborate fashion, as compared to the Mexican Period of New Mexico which showed...
Cover of Fe y tragedias: Faith and Tragedies in Hispanic Villages of New Mexico
by Nasario Garcia
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010

The stories of tragedy and sadness shared by old-timers (viejitos) in Fe y tragedias: Faith and Tragedy in Hispanic Villages of New Mexico are as diverse as the voices behind them. Each bilingual (Spanish and English) account personifies faith, fortitude, compassion, and buoyancy. Without these human...
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