Complete with folklore on the art of mystic healing in the lost mountains of Northern New Mexico, this cuento, a legend, is first and foremost a love story. Antonio discovers affection early on for the various types of herbs found around his homeland. But he is also infatuated with Marianela. Will Antonio remain in the village of San Lucas, wed Marianela and raise a farm and family to support their future? Everything in this young man's life directs him toward a calling he cannot afford to ignore. Antonio will become a curandero, Northern New Mexico's version of a healer, a mysterious individual schooled in the magic of collecting and combining herbs with convalescent powers. But this blessed individual must also be well versed in the ecstasies of the Catholic Church as well as brujeria, black magic, in order to defeat the spiritual and physical enemies that can curse one's health and well being. Antonio follows his destiny in this romantic tale. Jose Ortiz y Pino III is a graduate of New Mexico Military Institute and New Mexico State University. He has served as an officer in the U.S. Army as a Santa Fe County Commissioner and as a New Mexico State Senator. As Chairman of the New Mexico State Parks Commission, he was instrumental in building the Villanueva State Park in San Miguel County and the Zoological and Botanical State Park at Carlsbad, New Mexico. Mr. Ortiz y Pino presently owns and operates the Galisteo Historical Museum. He is known as a curandero himself and has practiced privately for many years.

Curandero: A Cuento

Literature & Fiction

Ortiz Y Pino, Jose

United States

Sunstone Pr

Cougar Woman

Hartman, Jane E.

64 pages by Sunstone Press.  Taos, in New Mexico is an amazing state, it has art colony, restaurants, bed and breakfast haunts, jogging trails and good skiing, hoteling, and museums.  Good for all seasons.

The Taos Guide

Travel

Johnson, Kathryn

Mexico

In Outer Places: Adventures With Frank C. Hibben

Science & Math

Hibben, Eleanor B.

Earth Sciences

Describes places to visit and special celebrations in Santa Fe, as well as nearby Indian villages and sites and areas suitable for hiking and fishing. Includes a Spanish vocabulary.

Children's Guide to Santa Fe

Reference

Anne Hillerman

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Light in the Valley: The McCurdy Mission School Story

Education & Teaching

Terry, Robert H.

Schools & Teaching

<p>A collection of poetry from the nationally-published author of legends, cookbooks, and adventure.</p>

Runners

HAUSMAN, GERALD

Poetry

Cooking With Santa Fe Opera: 30th Anniversary Edition

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Unknown, Author

Cooking Education & Reference

Although written for young readers, all ages will enjoy these stories of what it was like to grow up in an Indian Pueblo during the early 1900s. The central character, Rabbit, learns from his grandfather and other adults the things he need to know so that he can, in time, become a responsible adult in the Pueblo. The author, Lawrence Jonathan Vallo of Jemez and Acoma Pueblos in New Mexico, has also illustrated his tales with black and white drawings. Mr. Vallo graduated from the University of Albuquerque. During World War II he served in Europe with valor and received a number of citations including the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Tales of a Pueblo Boy

Children's Books

Lawrence Jonathan Vallo

Action & Adventure

Retells legends from the traditions of the Pueblo Indians

Ways of Indian Wisdom: Stories

Pijoan, Teresa

Vanetten, Teresa

See the best price to sell, buy or rent books by the Sunstone Pr publisher. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Sunstone Pr