New Mexico

Fall beneath the ancient spell of New Mexico history. Hike through the canyons around the Bandelier National Monument to walk in the steps of millennia of continuous human habitation. Embark on the USS New Mexico, the vessel that inscribed a landlocked state into the sea. Tour historic ranches that hold together generations and hurtle through the state on Route 66, stopping by Santa Fe to celebrate the architecture of our nation’s oldest capital city. Our New Mexico history books peer into the mysteries of the Land of Enchantment. [View all New Mexico books]
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New Mexico Monsters
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Lost New Mexico Treasure
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Albuquerque's 1950 Bomber Crash
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Lost New Mexico Treasure

9781467159838

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Journey through time in search of lost mines and treasures.

 

Tales of the Land of Enchantment’s lost treasures and lost mines span centuries. Montezuma’s Aztecs reportedly hid gold, silver, and other riches in their journey through what would become New Mexico, and the Great Southwestern Revolt of 1680 is another source of many tales of lost treasure.

Under Victorio Peak in the White Sands Missile Range, a contested find of hidden Spanish and Apache treasure got the U.S. military involved, while the Organ Mountains, Burro Mountains, and other ranges are rumored to have their own lost riches.

Pack trains and wagon trains sometimes buried treasure in case of attack, but not all was recovered, including Madam Barcelo’s millions. And outlaws like El Chato, Black Jack Ketchum, Jesse James, and the Reynolds Gang stashed loot throughout the territory.

Author W. Craig Gaines uncovers stories of lost wealth and uncharted mines in New Mexico.

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Albuquerque's 1950 Bomber Crash

9781467151511

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Piece together the story of Albuquerque's 1950 Broken Arrow disaster from the wreckage of a Superfortress Bomber crash.

On April 11, 1950, at 9:38 p.m., a B-29 aircraft departed Kirtland Air Force Base. Approximately three minutes later, it crashed into the Manzano Foothills, killing everyone aboard.

The Roswell-based aircraft and its thirteen-member crew were ferrying a Mark IV atomic weapon from Kirtland AFB to a Strategic Air Command base in Texas. The incident marked the second nuclear weapons–related accident in the U.S. military, the first accident in the continental United States, and the first of two such accidents near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Author and military historian Joseph T. Page II recalls the lives lost in this tragic crash.

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