Chasing the Santa Fe Ring power and privilege in territorial New Mexico

Chasing the Santa Fe Ring : power and privilege in territorial New Mexico / David L. Caffey.

Author/creator	Caffey, David L., 1947-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
Description	xvi, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Santa Fe Ring (Political organization) Land grants--New Mexico --History --19th century. Land speculation--New Mexico --History --19th century. Power (Social sciences)--New Mexico --History --19th century. Political corruption--New Mexico --History --19th century. Political culture--New Mexico --Santa Fe --History --19th century. Businessmen--New Mexico --Santa Fe --History --19th century. Politicians--New Mexico --Santa Fe --History --19th century. New Mexico--Politics and government --1848-1950. New Mexico--Economic conditions --19th century.

Contents	Introduction: What do you know of its existence? -- The Gilded Age, east and west -- A ring is formed -- Colfax County and the Maxwell Land Grant -- The Lincoln County war -- The firm of Elkins and Catron -- The business of land -- A progressive and enterprising spirit -- Fracture in the ranks -- A territory or a state? -- The end of an epoch -- The myth of the Ring -- Conquest and consequence : reflections on the Ring -- Appendix A: Who was in the Santa Fe Ring? -- Appendix B: Profiles of alleged Ring participants.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013035997
ISBN	9780826354426 (cloth : alkaline paper)

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