Describes the historical and strategic roles of Santa Fe, New Mexico in what is now the southwestern United States.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
Lost in the Southwest -- Guns and steel, horses and germs -- Tales of northern gold -- Coronado's march -- Coronado's march continues -- The Spanish return -- The founding of Santa Fe -- The Peralta-Ordonez affair -- Santa Fe survives -- Chronology & timeline.