Yesterday in Santa Fe: Episodes in a Turbulent History

by Marc Simmons

Overview

When was Santa Fe under siege? Who was the local witch reputed to fly around in an egg? Which governor found his chair thrown into the street? Why were Judge Eaton's burros so expensive? What was the Santa Fe-Granada, Spain connection? What city celebration was sixty years too soon? Which governor paid a bribe to win a horse race? Who was "Telegraph" Aubry and why was he famous? What ended the usefulness of the Santa Fe Trail? If you don't know the answers to these questions, Marc Simmons does. And in this witty but historically accurate book, he takes readers on a fact-filled but fun journey into Santa Fe, New Mexico's unusual past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865341081
Publisher:	Sunstone Press
Publication date:	07/01/2007
Series:	Western Legacy History Series
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	76
Product dimensions:	5.55(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Historian and author Marc Simmons has received many awards for his research and writings on the American Southwest. He is known for his ability to ferret out true but little-known episodes in New Mexican history such as those recounted in this fascinating book. He is the author of many books including "Turquoise and Six-Guns: The Story of Cerrillos, New Mexico," "Stalking Billy the Kid: Brief Sketches of a Short Life," "New Mexico Mavericks: Stories from a Fabled Past," "Charles F. Lummis: Author and Adventurer," and, with Frank Turley, "Southwestern Colonial Ironwork: The Spanish Blacksmithing Tradition from Texas to California," all published by Sunstone Press.