Search Results: the plains indians and new mexico by alfred barnaby thomas

University of New Mexico Press. Good. 1940. Hardcover. This book is in good condition; ex-library with usual stamps and tags. The book has some shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. ; 232 pages .

U. of New Mexico Press, 1940. First edition, first printing. Bookplate, lower front corner lightly bumped, else fine in very good, moderately toned dust jacket with a three-eighth inch chip to upper spine and a few other smaller chips in mylar cover.. Volume XI of the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Publications, 1540-1940.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1940. Hardcover — Tapa dura. 270x190mm. (10¾x7½").. Albuquerque, University of New México Press, 1940. En folio (270 x 190)mm. xv-232 pp. Encuadernación en tela editorial con camisa. Primera edición, de mucho aprecio, contiene abundante información y documentos acerca de la frontera de Nuevo México en el Oeste americano; la mayoría de documentos aparecen aquí por vez primera. "Of the early Spanish governors, only Don Tomas Velez Cachupin grasped the fundamentals of the frontier situation. His solution consisted of securing peace with all tribes on conditions that were mutually satisfactory, rather than attempting to punish raiders by occasional expeditions. Virtually all of the documents and reports included in this volume appear in print for the first time" (nota del editor)

Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1940., 1940. First edition. First edition. Quarto. Maroon cloth, titles stamped in gilt on front cover and spine, xv [blank], 232 pp., preface, introduction, footnotes, bibliography, index. Volume XI of the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Publications, 1540-1940. The experiences of the frontiersmen during these turbulent times are told poignantly in their own words, ably translated and annotated by Professor Thomas. Virtually all of the documents and reports included in this volume appeared here in print for the first time. Fine, untrimmed copy in dust jacket, with a small chip to spine ends, a 2 1/4" x 1" chip to top edge of rear cover panel, and light wear to the extremities, else a very good copy.

Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1949. First Edition. 8vo, publisher's original maroon cloth, the spine and upper cover lettered in gilt, in the illustrated dustjacket. xv, 232 pp. A fine copy in a lovely dustjacket. PRINTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PLAINS INDIANS AND NEW MEXICO. The story of the early settlers and explorers of New Mexico is that of endless raids, and fights with hostile Indians. The letters and reports, faithfully translated by Alfred B. Thomas, make interesting reading for lovers of adventure. Here we learn the story of life on the frontier from the pens of those most capable of relating it - the frontiersmen themselves. Forced by circumstances to take up the control and defense of the Pueblos against the nomadic and hostile Plains Indians on their endless search for food and supplies, the Spanish regime faced a problem which was not solved for many years. Of the early Spanish governors, Cachupin alone grasped the fundamentals of the frontier… Read More