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Caffey, David L.

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.

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ISBN: 9780826354426 (cloth : alkaline paper) 0826354424 (cloth : alkaline paper)

LCCN: 2013035997

Subjects--Topical Terms:
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.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New Mexico--Politics and government--1848-1950.
New Mexico--Economic conditions--19th century.
New Mexico.
New Mexico--Santa Fe.

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Dewey Class. No.: 978.904 Caf 48