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Hidden History of Southeast New Mexico

By: Donna Blake Birchell,John Lemay

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Hidden History of Southeast New Mexico

By: Donna Blake Birchell,John Lemay

Outlaws, cattlemen and a plethora of quirky pioneers once riddled southeastern New Mexico. In November 1892, E.W. Doll and J.B. Coates ignited rumors of an eight-foot petrified man in McKittrick Cave. A massive fire and subsequent shootout led to the demise of Phenix, one of the Old West's most scandalous towns. And in August 1932, Bonnie and Clyde kidnapped Carlsbad's Deputy Sheriff Joe Johns. Authors Donna Blake Birchell and John LeMay explore these little-known tales and more that have beguiled this region for centuries.

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1540215873

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Hidden History of Southeast New Mexico

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1439660298

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Tall Tales and Half Truths of Clay Allison

By: Donna Blake Birchell

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Tall Tales and Half Truths of Clay Allison

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Sort outlandish fiction from no-less-outrageous fact in this wild ride with the West's Gentleman Gunfighter. Robert Andrew Clay Allison was a jumble of contradictions. Mentally unstable and mean as a rattlesnake, he was also a fierce defender of the innocent. A hard drinker but a quiet-spoken man. A hell raiser who was an impromptu preacher. He was as feared for his prowess with pistol and Bowie knife as he was famous for loving whiskey and dancing. Largely forgotten today, his legend once sprawled across the frontier from Cimarron to Mobeetie, where he was known to careen drunkenly through the streets wearing only his gunbelt and his boots. Donna Blake Birchell places one of New Mexico's most fascinating figures back among his more well-chronicled peers.

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1467151033

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9781467151030

Carlsbad and Carlsbad Caverns

By: Donna Blake Birchell

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Carlsbad and Carlsbad Caverns

By: Donna Blake Birchell

Created by the visionary Charles B. Eddy, Carlsbad rose from the humble beginnings of a tent city to become a vital community on the banks of the Pecos River. One of the largest irrigation projects known at that time made the transformation possible. The Carlsbad Caverns, discovered by James Larkin White and documented by local photographer Ray V. Davis, introduced the world to the wonders that lay beneath the desert surface. World War II saw Carlsbad members of the 200th and 515th Coast Artillery units being thrown into the midst of the Bataan Death March. With the discovery of a large deposit of potash east of town, agriculture flourished nationwide and prosperity returned to the town. As the country moved into the nuclear age, Carlsbad once again played a significant role. The detonation of the Gnome Project in 1961 and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant of the present day have provided the country with vital knowledge and nuclear waste storage.

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0738578843

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9780738578842

New Mexico Ghost Towns

By: Donna Blake Birchell

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New Mexico Ghost Towns

By: Donna Blake Birchell

Promises of riches from gold, silver, copper and zinc ores attracted thousands of treasure seekers to the Land of Enchantment. Boomtowns blossomed across the rugged wilderness until the trifecta of the Silver Panic of 1893, World War I and the Great Depression collapsed the economy. Explore the vacant relics of once vibrant communities. Some are well preserved and others are but a whisper of their former selves, but all have a story to tell. From the lessons still scrawled across the chalkboards of the abandoned Cedarvale School to the forgotten talismans of the Turquoise Trail, accompany author Donna Blake Birchell on her trek through the ghost towns of New Mexico.

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1467148261

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Hidden History of Southeast New Mexico

Hidden History of Southeast New Mexico

Hidden History of Southeast New Mexico

Hidden History of Southeast New Mexico

Tall Tales and Half Truths of Clay Allison

Tall Tales and Half Truths of Clay Allison

Carlsbad and Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad and Carlsbad Caverns

New Mexico Ghost Towns

New Mexico Ghost Towns

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