Third edition, 4th printing

Published by Authority of State of New Mexico, NMSA 1953 Sec. 63-1-4

Printed by University of New Mexico Printing Plant, Albuquerque, April 1982

Available from New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM 87801 $4.00

Contents

3 [Of Indians, Spaniards, and Americans, Paige W. Christiansen] 16 [The exotic plants of New Mexico, Ross Calvin] 26 [Dwellers in the hills and plains, Levon Lee] 33 [Rocks that shape the enchanting landscapes, Frank E. Kottlowski] 54 [Before Coronado, Robert H. Weber] 64 [Frontier forts of New Mexico, Robert A. Bieberman] 75 [Our National Heritage] 75 [New Mexico’s big share of the National Park System, H. V. Reeves, Jr.] 93 [Forest lands above the desert, Ruth Bush Jones] 104 [The State Also Preserves] 104 [New Mexico State Monuments, Museum of New Mexico Staff] 107 [New Mexico State Parks, The Editors] 113 [Angling in the desert’s waters, Fred A. Thompson] 119 [The Indians of New Mexico, Paige W. Christiansen] 133 [Reminders of the past, Paige W. Christiansen] 145 [Derricks and mines, George B. Griswold] 154 [Enchanting landscapes, Frank E. Kottlowski] 165 [Index]

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Preface