The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880–1930 . By Richard H. Frost
| Autor: | James H. Ducker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Western Historical Quarterly. 47:490-491 |
| ISSN: | 1939-8603 0043-3810 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/whq/whw132 |
| Popis: | The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians: The Impact of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe on the Pueblos of the Rio Grande, 1880–1930 . By Richard H. Frost. (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2016. x + 291 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95.) In The Railroad and the Pueblo Indians , Richard H. Frost gives us a thumbnail history of the Santa Fe Railroad with a focus on New Mexico. The railroad’s managers drove the line into the territory in 1879, despite the Southwest’s paltry economic promise “more out of temperament than reason” (p. 23). Geographic considerations unmitigated by any sensitivity to the wishes of the peoples whose lands were crossed dictated that tracks passed near or even through Pueblo villages. While Frost relies almost exclusively on secondary sources for his railroad … jimducker.inak{at}gmail.com |
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