Albuquerque Remembered is an informative and entertaining history of "The Duke City." Under the flags of Spain, Mexico, the United States, and for a brief period, the Confederate States, Albuquerque grew from a small farm and ranch village in the northern reaches of New Spain to the thirty-fifth largest city in the United States.
Howard Bryan devotes special attention to some of the colorful characters who have populated the city's history, and also includes business and civic leaders who helped shape the city's growth and character. Humorous episodes and anecdotes, as related in early newspapers, are scattered throughout the text to balance some of the dramatic and often violent events that occurred in Albuquerque over the years.
 "Mayo E. Hickey, superintendent of schools from 1898 to 1902, reported to the Board of Education in 1900 that he had administered twelve whippings, most of them for violations of his strict rule against smoking on school properties. He admitted with some embarrassment, however, that two of his victims had been whipped by mistake.
"When two young men were seen lighting up cigarettes at the edge of the high school grounds at Third and Lead, some teachers grabbed them and rushed them to Hickey's office where they were both paddled. Only then was it learned that the two were not students, or even Albuquerque residents, but passengers on a Santa Fe Railway train that had paused for a lunch break at the depot a few blocks away. Out for a short walk to stretch their legs, they picked the wrong place to light up."--from Albuquerque Remembered

Albuquerque Remembered

History

Bryan, Howard

Americas

University of New Mexico Press

Recollections and illustrations offer a look at life on the New Mexican frontier

Robbers, Rogues, and Ruffians: True Tales of the Wild West in New Mexico

Clear Light Pub

Tells the stories of hangings, train robberies, murders, lynchings, outlaw gangs, eccentrics, and unusual events in the northeastern region of New Mexico from 1835 to 1915

Wildest of the Wild West: True Tales of a Frontier Town on the Santa Fe Trail

Western historian Howard Bryan presents the stories of some of the outlaws and desperadoes of the Western frontier, based to a large extent on 19th century newspaper accounts of their activities and interviews with pioneers who knew some of them.

Robbers Rogues and Ruffians: True Tales of the Wild West

Folk hero Elfego Baca (1865-1945) is best remembered for his single-handed standoff against an estimated 80 Texas cowboys who fired a reported 4,000 shots at him without effect. In this informative and entertaining book, Howard Bryan examines the facts and legends surrounding Baca's long and astonishing career as a gunfighter and ruffian, lawyer, sheriff, mayor, district attorney, and a perennial candidate for political office. This remarkable man was the subject of a Wait Disney television series titled The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca.

Incredible Elfego Baca: Good Man, Bad Man of the Old West

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

A legend during his lifetime, a folk hero after his death, Elfego Baca (1865-1945) was a true product of the Western frontier. Best remembered for his single-handed battle against an estimated eighty Texas cowboys who fired a reported four thousand shots at him without effect, Baca achieved the reputation as one of New Mexico's most colorful figures during his long career as a gunfighter, ruffian, lawyer, sheriff, mayor, district attorney and perennial candidate for state and federal offices. Three times he was tried and acquitted of murder charges, as well as a charge of conspiracy against the United States government. Ranking in popular imagination alongside the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, Baca's fight with the Texas cowboys has been the subject of countless articles as well as films and Hispanic folk songs. WINNER WESTERN WRITER SPUR AWARD.

The Incredible Elfego Baca

True Tales of the American Southwest by Howard Bryan offers a treasury of stories, anecdotes, and personal histories published here for the first time. Drawn from his personal archives, Bryan’s book is based on the recollections of pioneering “oldtimers” who lived in the Southwest in the 1800s and early decades of this century as the frontier era was drawing to a close. In extended informal interviews during the 1950s, Bryan gathered authentic accounts of the West that reflect the determination, humor, and courage of men and women surviving in dangerous and violent times. The stories yield a variety of adventures and anecdotes about frontier life. Bryan presents new information on famous characters such as Pancho Villa, Geronimo, Victorio, Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and Black Jack Ketchum, many of whom the oldtimers knew personally. A pioneer woman remembers almost being “rescued” by Geronimo- who believed she was an Indian child held captive by whites. A missionary an

True Tales of the American Southwest: Pioneer Recollections of Frontier Adventures

Compiled here are the recollections of some remarkable men and women who experienced frontier life in the American Southwest during the latter part of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century.

WINNER, 2010 NM BOOK AWARD. Popular historian and Spur-award winner Howard Bryan has been delving into obscure corners of Southwest history since his early years as a reporter for The Albuquerque Tribune. His latest book offers a wealth of fascinating true stories of old Santa Fe that Bryan uncovered researching 19th century newspaper archives, and through personal interviews with old-timers who remembered a way of life that had given way to the modern age. Their recollections provide a vivid recreation of both everyday life on the frontier and extraordinary events and developments that shaped the history of the Southwest. The stories range from humorous to touching to tragic and violent - all told with frankness and candour. During his 42-year-career as a journalist, Howard Bryan received Various New Mexico awards, including a 1994 Governor's Award for Excellence and Achievement in the Arts and in 2009 was awarded the Friends of New Mexico Book Award. When Bryan began reporting for the "Albuquerque Tribune" in 1948, he developed a passion for New Mexico history and culture - specially forgotten stories buried in 19th century newspaper archives and the treasures to be found in living memories of New Mexico old-timers. These rich resources were the basis for his thousands of columns and articles as well as his books on the wilder aspects of New Mexico frontier life. His great knowledge of New Mexico history, coupled with his genius for storytelling and his dry wit, have won him a large following over the years.

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Albuquerque Remembered

Robbers, Rogues, and Ruffians: True Tales of the Wild West in New Mexico

Wildest of the Wild West: True Tales of a Frontier Town on the Santa Fe Trail

Robbers Rogues and Ruffians: True Tales of the Wild West

Incredible Elfego Baca: Good Man, Bad Man of the Old West

The Incredible Elfego Baca

True Tales of the American Southwest: Pioneer Recollections of Frontier Adventures

True Tales of the American Southwest: Pioneer Recollections of Frontier Adventures

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