Land of Many Frontiers: A History of the American SouthwestOxford University Press, 1968 - 358 páginas The Southwest has a long history, for Spanish explorers were crossing the region less than four decades after Columbus discovered America, many decades before the east coast of the United States was opened. Just one century ago a few hardy pioneers occupied west Texas, while Arizona boasted not a single school, jail, courthouse, stageline, or clergyman. The Southwest contains great geographical contrasts, from barren deserts to lofty mountains, from swift-flowing rivers to arid stretches, from endless varieties of cacti to aspens and towering pines. The area is still a land of many frontiers. The book presents a history of this region from before the first Spanish adventurers searched for the golden Cities of Cibola to the latest events in its economic and political life. |
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... silver , one " nugget " weighing an estimated 425 pounds . Knowledgeable ob- servers estimated that approximately ten thousand pounds of silver were taken from the Real de Arizona , as the area was named . This was accomplished in only ...
... silver , one " nugget " weighing an estimated 425 pounds . Knowledgeable ob- servers estimated that approximately ten thousand pounds of silver were taken from the Real de Arizona , as the area was named . This was accomplished in only ...
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... silver was found in the form of lead - silver sulphides , it was difficult to refine . For example , silver found at San Luis Potosí in Mexico was locked in ores which refused to be worked by any of the usual procedures ; the problem ...
... silver was found in the form of lead - silver sulphides , it was difficult to refine . For example , silver found at San Luis Potosí in Mexico was locked in ores which refused to be worked by any of the usual procedures ; the problem ...
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... silver was the glamour metal , although gold held its own . From 1867 to 1873 the price of silver was $ 1.29 an ounce , at a ratio of sixteen to one with gold , which was priced at $ 20.64 an ounce . Then in 1873 the govern- ment ...
... silver was the glamour metal , although gold held its own . From 1867 to 1873 the price of silver was $ 1.29 an ounce , at a ratio of sixteen to one with gold , which was priced at $ 20.64 an ounce . Then in 1873 the govern- ment ...
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INTRODUCTION | 3 |
Consolidation Retrenchment and Expansion | 43 |
THE MEXICAN ERA 18211848 | 93 |
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