101 Men and Women of New Mexico: 101 Men and 101 Women Who Contributed to New Mexico's History

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Sunstone Press, 1976. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. 24 Pages. Light shelf wear. Interior text pages are near flawless. Betty Woods is a long-established writer whose articles on the Southwest have appeared in national magazines. She writes with authenticity, feeling and understanding of the people and places she finds on her travels. This book 101 Men and 101 Women of New Mexico introduces a veritable Hall of Fame of the fascinating people who contributed to New Mexico's exciting history. These men and women who made history in New Mexico are people of adventure and challengers of destiny. The early ones explored and pioneered in this land of paradox. Today's are meeting successfully the highly complex problems and prejudices of the contemporary world. Between the years of Fray Marcos de Niza and the Moon Men is a vast pageant of history played by the men and women appearing in this book. With rocket speed we span the centuries from 1536 to astronauts Edgar Mitchell and Harrison Schmidt as they fly to the moon. The purpose of this little book is to acquaint you quickly with those men and women whose accomplishments left a deep imprint on our state. To a great extent New Mexico is what it is today for their having been here. You'll find their names chiselled on cliffsides, in ancient ruins, in journals and in modern news media. And you will meet for the first time some humble people whose stories have never been recognized before. All these people, the known and unknown, in their very special experiences merit your acquaintance.