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Fred Harvey Houses of the Southwest (Postcards of America)

History

Melzer, Richard

Americas

Arcadia Publishing

The Fred Harvey name will forever be associated with the high-quality restaurants, hotels, and resorts situated along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway in the American Southwest. The Fred Harvey Company surprised travelers, who were accustomed to “dingy beaneries” staffed with “rough waiters,” by presenting attractive, courteous servers known as the Harvey Girls. Today many Harvey Houses serve as museums, offices, and civic centers throughout the Southwest. Only a few Harvey Houses remain as first-class hotels, and they are located at the Grand Canyon, in Winslow, Arizona, and in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Fred Harvey Houses of the Southwest [Images of America Series]

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

The Teacher Guide Book on CD for use with A History of New Mexico Since Statehood, will help in structuring lessons, tests, and student activities.

A History of New Mexico Since Statehood, Teacher Guide Book

Children's Books

Tórrez, Robert J.

Mathews, Sandra K.

University of New Mexico Press

Don Perkins led a life as one of the most honored athletes in the history of the University of New Mexico and the Dallas Cowboys. But Perkins's life was far more complex and, at times, controversial. He experienced the traumas of racial discrimination, death, divorce, football-related injuries, and a never-ending search for his own identity. In his search, Perkins ventured into sportscasting, public speaking, community relations, big-rig trucking, government work, and even amateur theater, where he portrayed Frederick Douglass and other famous Black leaders. Through it all, he remained a kind, unassuming, charismatic man, universally admired by family members, friends, and millions of fans. Don Perkins: A Champion's Life is the final tribute he so greatly deserves.

Don Perkins: A Champion's Life

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Madrid Revisited: Life and Labor in a New Mexican Mining Camp in the Years of the Great Depression63 pp. Notes and bibliography follow text. An examination of a New Mexico mining town, its decline during the Great Depression, and its renaissance. Includes black & white photographs.Keywords: AMERICAN HISTORY NEW MEXICO MEXICAN MINING CAMP GREAT DEPRESSION

Madrid revisited: Life and labor in a New Mexican mining camp in the years of the Great Depression

Lightning Tree

A pictorial celebration of New Mexico’s history and landscape. In celebration of New Mexico’s statehood centenial, Richard Melzer focuses on the various social and political elements that have made the Land of Enchantment what it is today. Filled with images that document the past hundred years, New Mexico is a photographic delight accompanied by brief insightful essays that leave the reader in no doubt of a history that is both imposing and exciting in its scope. This book is also an official product of the state’s centennial celebration. Richard Anthony Melzer is a professor of history at the University of New Mexico Valencia Campus. He is a former president of the Historical Society of New Mexico and is the author of many books and articles on twentieth-century New Mexico history.

New Mexico: Celebrating the Land of Enchantment

Gibbs-Smith

Spanish settlers founded Albuquerque in 1706, making it the third of only four villas (towns) in colonial New Mexico. Located in the Rio Abajo along a wide turn on the Rio Grande, the settlement developed from a small farming community into New Mexico's largest, most modern city. Many notable men and women participated in this remarkable growth, lending their talents and sacrificing their time, energy, and sometimes their very lives. Dozens of these legendary figures are portrayed in this unique book, with chapters devoted to those who played important roles in politics and diplomacy; the military; law and order; religion and education; art and literature; culture and entertainment; business and tourism; health, science, technology, and space; and sports. A final chapter describes several of Albuquerque's sung and unsung heroes. The result is a collage of a Western city filled with diversity, tradition, and cultural pride.

Legendary Locals of Albuquerque

In 1941, New Mexico was an agrarian state with just over half a million people, many of whom lived without electricity, running water, indoor plumbing, or paved roads. However, the state provided more military volunteers per capita--including eight Medal of Honor winners--than any other state and had the highest casualty rate per capita in the country. New Mexico provided essential resources ranging from oil and coal to potash and copper. The state is often remembered for being the location where the first nuclear weapon was designed and tested in 1945, but more important at the time were the development of the proximity fuze and the testing of the top-secret Norden bombsight. The state also housed German and Italian prisoners of war, and, in one of the darkest moments in US history, incarcerated American citizens of Japanese descent in several concentration camps.

New Mexico in World War II (Images of America)

TAYLOR, John

USS New Mexico (BB-40) was commissioned into the fleet near the end of World War I, and the battleship's name was a great honor bestowed upon a state that was but five years old. Because of her superlative performance, New Mexico came to be known as the "Queen of the Seas." During World War II, she was one of the fiercest fighting ships in the Pacific theater, earning six battle stars. This book describes how battleships evolved over the years, how New Mexico was constructed and later modernized, and how she proudly displayed the American flag across two oceans. At the same time, it offers a rare glimpse into her inner workings, shipboard life, and her role in taking the fight to the enemy after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The sailing list for USS New Mexico (BB-40) reflects the highest credit upon her officers and crew. These men signed their names to naval history and will long be remembered for their incredible service to the Navy and the nation.

USS New Mexico BB-40 (Images of America)

Brown, Dick

Trapp, Greg

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Fred Harvey Houses of the Southwest (Postcards of America)

Fred Harvey Houses of the Southwest [Images of America Series]

A History of New Mexico Since Statehood, Teacher Guide Book

Don Perkins: A Champion's Life

Madrid revisited: Life and labor in a New Mexican mining camp in the years of the Great Depression

Madrid revisited: Life and labor in a New Mexican mining camp in the years of the Great Depression

New Mexico: Celebrating the Land of Enchantment

Legendary Locals of Albuquerque

New Mexico in World War II (Images of America)

USS New Mexico BB-40 (Images of America)