CHASING THE SANTA FE RING: Power and Privilege in Territorial New Mexico [SOLD]

CHASING THE SANTA FE RING: Power and Privilege in Territorial New Mexico

By David L. Caffey

University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque

Softcover, first edition 2014. 320 pages

Condition: very good condition.  Practically new, read only once

Contents

Introduction: What Do You Know of its Existence

Chapter One: The Gilded Age, East and West

Chapter Two: A Ring is Formed

Chapter Three: Colfax County and the Maxwell Land Grant

Chapter Four: The Lincoln County War

Chapter Five: The Firm of Elkins and Catron

Chapter Six: The Business of Land

Chapter Seven: A Progressive and Enterprising Spirit

Chapter Eight: Fracture in the Ranks

Chapter Nine: A Territory or a State?

Chapter Ten: The End of an Epoch

Chapter Eleven: The Myth of the Ring

Chapter Twelve: Conquest and Consequence: Reflections on the Ring

Appendix A: Who was in the Santa Fe Ring?

Appendix B: Profiles of Alleged Ring Participants

Synopsis

The Santa Fe Ring has long been something of a black hole in the history of territorial New Mexico.  While allusions to the Ring are plentiful in territorial histories, specifics have been sorely lacking, and volunteers for the job of finding and cataloging them have been few.

The Santa Fe Ring turns out to be a slippery topic, fraught with controversy from the first appearance of the phrase in the territorial press.  The notion comes with an abundance of opinions but a dearth of facts.  Descendants of presumed Ring members are more numerous than ever.  Some still reside in New Mexico.  Among them are public-spirited and generous individuals, whose contributions have enriched the state and their communities.  The family of Thomas Benton Catron, the leading figure in most accounts of the Ring, comes to mind.