Turmoil on the Rio Grande - History of the Mesilla Valley, 1846-1865

The mid-nineteenth century was a tumultuous yet formative time for the Mesilla Valley, home to present-day Las Cruces, New Mexico. In Turmoil on the Rio Grande, William S. Kiser has mined primary archives and secondary materials alike to tell the story of those rough-and-tumble years and to highlight the effect the region had in the developing US empire of the West.

About the author

WILLIAM S. KISER is a graduate student at Arizona State University. He is also the author of the award-winning Dragoons in Apacheland: Conquest and Resistance in Southern New Mexico, 1846-1861.

Summary

The mid-nineteenth century was a tumultuous yet formative time for the Mesilla Valley, home to present-day Las Cruces, New Mexico. In Turmoil on the Rio Grande, William S. Kiser has mined primary archives and secondary materials alike to tell the story of those rough-and-tumble years and to highlight the effect the region had in the developing US empire of the West.

Product details

• Authors: William S. Kiser
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.09.2014
• EAN: 9781623492045
• ISBN: 978-1-62349-204-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer Seri; Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest; Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest; Elma Dill Russell Spencer the
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous