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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Robinson, Sherry (1947-....)
Titre(s) : James Silas Calhoun [Texte imprimé] : first Governor of New Mexico Territory and first Indian Agent / Sherry Robinson
Publication : Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, copyright 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (390 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-378) and index
Veteran journalist and author Sherry Robinson presents readers with the first full
biography of New Mexico's first territorial governor, James Silas Calhoun. Robinson
explores Calhoun's early life in Georgia and his military service in the Mexican War
and how they led him west. Through exhaustive research Robinson shares Calhoun's story
of arriving in New Mexico in 1849--a turbulent time in the region--to serve as its
first Indian agent. Inhabitants were struggling to determine where their allegiances
lay; they had historic and cultural ties with Mexico, but the United States offered
an abundance of possibilities. An accomplished attorney, judge, legislator, and businessman
and an experienced speaker and negotiator who spoke Spanish, Calhoun was uniquely
qualified to serve as the first territorial governor only eighteen months into his
service. While his time on the New Mexico political scene was brief, he served with
passion, intelligence, and goodwill, making him one of the most intriguing political
figures in the history of New Mexico
Sujet(s) : Calhoun, James S. (1802-1852)
Politique et gouvernement -- Nouveau-Mexique (États-Unis) -- 19e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780826363053. - ISBN 0826363059. - ISBN 9780826363060 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47135626s
Notice n° :
FRBNF47135626
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
