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

Author/creator Caffey, David L., 1947-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
Descriptionxvi, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013035997
ISBN9780826354426 (cloth : alkaline paper)

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