New Mexico's quest for statehood, 1846-1912 /

New Mexico's quest for statehood, 1846-1912 /

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Combining extensive research and a clear and organized style, this book offers a thorough account of the New Mexico territory's extraordinary six-decade struggle for statehood.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal:	Larson, Robert W., 1927-
Formato:	Livro
Idioma:	English
Publicado em:	[Albuquerque] : University of New Mexico Press, 2013
Assuntos:	1848-1950 HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) Politics and government New Mexico > Politics and government > 1848-1950. New Mexico.

Sumário:

Conquest and military rule
First attempts
The 1850 constitution
Becoming a territory
Internal strife
A changing territory
The constitution of 1872
The fateful handshake
Statehood and the Santa Fe ring
The constitution of 1889
Free silver and populism
A new era
The Knox bill
The jointure movement
The enabling act
The constitutional convention of 1910
The final steps.