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Established in 1929, the University of New Mexico Press publishes creative works and scholarship in several disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, indigenous studies, Native studies, Latin American studies, art, architecture, and the history, literature, ecology, and cultures of the American West. UNM Press is the largest publisher in New Mexico and seeks to represent the culture, history, and stories of the Southwest.

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Tucumcari Tonite!

A Story of Railroads, Route 66, and the Waning of a Western Town

University of New Mexico Press

Tucumcari Tonite! blends in-depth research and personal and family experiences to re-create a "memoir" of Tucumcari.

  • Copyright year: 2022
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The Nature of Lake Tahoe

A Photographic History, 1860–1960

University of New Mexico Press

Preserving this rich history through an extensive collection of archival images, Peter Goin presents a photographic history of the Tahoe Basin over a hundred-year period in The Nature of Lake Tahoe.

  • Copyright year: 2021
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Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve, Revised Edition

By Coco Rae; Foreword by Tom Ribe
University of New Mexico Press

Hiking Trails in Valles Caldera National Preserve offers first-time and returning visitors a complete guide to the recreation and beauty found in this unique landscape.

  • Copyright year: 2022
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First Impressions

A Reader's Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest

University of New Mexico Press

First Impressions: A Reader’s Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and southern Colorado through the eyes of the explorers, missionaries, and travelers who were the first nonnatives to describe them.

  • Copyright year: 2017
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Ethnographic Refusals, Unruly Latinidades

University of New Mexico Press

The essays in this collection do not offer simple solutions to histories of colonialism, patriarchy, and misogyny through which gender binaries and racial hierarches have been imposed and reproduced, but rather provide a crucial opportunity for reflection on and continued reimagination of the contours of Latinidad.

  • Copyright year: 2022
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Donaciano Vigil

The Life of a Nuevomexicano Soldier, Statesman, and Territorial Governor

University of New Mexico Press

In this gripping biography of a remarkable man, Maurilio E. Vigil and Helene Boudreau fill the gap within the scholarship on Hispanics in nineteenth-century New Mexico.

  • Copyright year: 2022
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Astonishing Light

Conversations I Never Had with Patrociño Barela

University of New Mexico Press

E. A. Mares never crossed paths with the great New Mexico sculptor, but the conversations he imagines with the gifted Taos artist attempt to capture the genius, the isolation, and the tragedy of Patrociño Barela while revealing the ability of the human spirit to triumph over adversity.

  • Copyright year: 2010
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The Believer

Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack

University of New Mexico Press, High Road Books

The Believer reveals the life and work of a man who explored the deepest of scientific conundrums and further leads us to the hidden dimensions and alternate realities that captivated Mack until the end of his life.

  • Copyright year: 2021
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Requiem for America’s Best Idea

National Parks in the Era of Climate Change

University of New Mexico Press, High Road Books

A poignant and thought-provoking work, Requiem for America’s Best Idea investigates the interactions between people and nature and the world that can inspire and destroy them.

  • Copyright year: 2022
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Walking Uphill at Noon

Poems

University of New Mexico Press

Walking Uphill at Noon showcases Yenser’s mastery of prosody and love of play.

  • Copyright year: 2022
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The Creole Rebellion

The Most Successful Slave Revolt in American History

University of New Mexico Press

Part history, part adventure, and part legal drama, Bruce Chadwick chronicles the most successful slave revolt in the pages of American history.

  • Copyright year: 2022
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What Cannot Be Undone

True Stories of a Life in Medicine

University of New Mexico Press

In his award-winning debut essay collection, What Cannot Be Undone, Walter M. Robinson shares surprising stories of illness and medicine that do not sacrifice hard truth for easy dramatics.

  • Copyright year: 2022
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