In 1706, Spanish colonists founded the Villa de Alburquerque on the wooded banks of the Rio Grande. Three hundred years later, that once quiet farming community has grown to become Albuquerque, the largest city in the state of New Mexico. Over the centuries, this fascinating city’s identity has metamorphosed many times. In 1862, it briefly became the western capital of the Confederate States of America, before Confederate hopes for the territory were destroyed at the Battle of Glorieta Pass. In 1880, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad brought industry and wealth from the east, as well as tuberculosis-infected “lungers” who came by the thousands to seek a cure in “the Heart of Health Country.” Then, in 1926, Route 66 transformed the city into a neon-decked oasis for automobile travelers journeying through the newly accessible West. Though many of these identities have faded, their legacy lives on in the beating heart of an ever-changing city.
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Using over 200 vintage images from public archives and individual collections, author Ty Bannerman explores the city’s many guises over time, from its prehistory as a thriving province of the Pueblo peoples, to its post–World War II population boom.
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This review is from: Forgotten Albuquerque, NM (IMG) (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) (Paperback)
I picked up a copy of this book during a recent visit to Albuquerque.
As a past resident, was familiar with the Duke City's history before I picked up this volume, but I enjoyed it anyway. The plentiful historical photographs complimented the book's text. This would be a great book for new residents or visitors who would like to receive an honest introduction to Albuquerque's history.
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Courtesy Nancy Tucker, New Mexico, New Town, Keleher Collection, Native American, Central Avenue, Old Town, New Mexican, Pueblo Revival, Indian Room, United States, Rio Grande Valley, Sandia Mountains, Courtesy Albuquerque Public Library Special Collections, Franz Huning, Railroad Avenue, Wright's Trading Post, Sandia Cave, Commercial Club Browse Sample Pages:
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Courtesy Nancy Tucker, New Mexico, New Town, Keleher Collection, Native American, Central Avenue, Old Town, New Mexican, Pueblo Revival, Indian Room, United States, Rio Grande Valley, Sandia Mountains, Courtesy Albuquerque Public Library Special Collections, Franz Huning, Railroad Avenue, Wright's Trading Post, Sandia Cave, Commercial Club Browse Sample Pages:
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