A New Book at Delnaey Library: New Mexico’s Spanish Livestock Heritage Four Centuries of Animals, Land, and People

In New Mexico’s Spanish Livestock Heritage Four Centuries of Animals, Land, and People, William W. Dunmire presents New Mexico’s agricultural history as the basis for its present day culture and agricultural way of life. The author gives a vivid and detailed description on New Mexican culture - past and present - and explains the impact of the Spanish bringing new animals to live in the New Mexico area in the early years. This book will be of interest to anyone wanting to gain knowledge of New Mexico history and culture, particularly in the livestock and agriculture of the Southwest region.

 Review by student worker Stone Tighe

Center of Southwest Studies to host local author Erica Olsen

The Center is proud to host Erica Olsen, who will read from her book “Recapture,” and will share in dialogue with the audience on Thursday, May 2^nd at 6:00pm in the Lyceum room. A wine and cheese reception with the author will kick off at 5:00pm in the Center's lobby. Please join us for this finale spring series event!

New Acquisition on the Coronado Expedition: The Coronado Expedition From the Distance of 460 Years

The Coronado Expedition From the Distance of 460 Years, by Richard Flint and Shirley Cushing Flint consists of a collection of essays following the Coronado expedition based on known and previously unstudied documentation. The authors attempt to create a full picture of the Coronado expedition by assembling select puzzle pieces. This is a straight forward book that runs through the course of events of the expedition. This is a great book for anyone researching the Coronado expedition or Spanish arrival in North America. While full of factual detail, very little is embellished upon to create a sense of emersion into the story, so it is not recommended for the casual reader.

Review by student worker Tia Flippin

Summer Events at the Center

New Acquisition in the Library: Challenging National Identities at the Frontier: Texas and New Mexico, 1800-1850

This newly acquired book helps to round out the core collection at Delaney Library by doing exactly as the title describes. Below is a short review provided by student worker Arielle Liakat:

Andres Resendez gives the reader an interesting lens to read and learn about the years leading up to the Mexican-American War in his book, Challenging National Identities at the Frontier: Texas and New Mexico, 1800-1850. Resendez challenges traditional histories of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, which assume frontier residents had clear national loyalties. Rather, Resendez tells the reader that in reality, the U.S.-Mexico borderlands were a changing landscape of identities. Through the examination of complex and overlapping identities, we gain a new knowledge of the borderlands and the events leading to Mexico’s far north becoming a part of the American Southwest.

Center hosts panel on "Learning Through Discovery"