Chasing the Santa Fe Ring power and privilege in territorial New Mexico
David L. Caffey.
- Albuquerque, NM University of New Mexico Press 2014
- xvi, 320 pages ; 24 cm
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.
Land grants--History--New Mexico--19th century. Land speculation--History--New Mexico--19th century. Power (Social sciences)--History--New Mexico--19th century. Political corruption--History--New Mexico--19th century. Societies--History--New Mexico--Santa Fe--19th century. Political culture--History--New Mexico--Santa Fe--19th century. Businessmen--History--New Mexico--Santa Fe--19th century. Politicians--History--New Mexico--Santa Fe--19th century. Businessmen. Economic history. Land grants. Land speculation. Political corruption. Political culture. Political science. Politicians. Power (Social sciences) Societies.
New Mexico--Politics and government--1848-1950. New Mexico--Economic conditions--19th century. New Mexico. New Mexico--Santa Fe.