Although Mexico lost its northern territories to the US in 1948 battles over property rights have remained intense. This text shows how contending groups reinterpret the meaning of property to uphold their conflicting claims to land.

In this volume, published originally in an edition of 250 numbered and signed copies, Stanley (Father Stanley Francis Louis Crocchiola) takes on the task of telling the complex story of the Maxwell Land Grant.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This guide book is a bibliography of books about the American West by various authors, compiled by the literary critic J. Franck Dobie. The list is subdivided along themes associated with the different aspects of life in the West such as Native American culture, Spanish influences, French influences, Texas Rangers, Missionaries, Women pioneers and Mountain men culture, among others. Each aspect is preceded by a brief discussion of the topic before the list of books themed on the subject.

This text focuses on the circumstances surrounding the Maxwell Land Grant in New Mexico and southern Colorado. The grant involved more than two thousand square miles of land. This work reviews the history of the land in question from the days of Mexican rule under Governor Armijo, to the time of Vigilantes in Raton. It also speaks of the ownership controversy, wherein the Utes, Apaches, Spanish and Americans all thought that they were the true land owners.

compiled by Workers of the Writers Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New Mexico.