A History of New Mexico, Fourth Revised Edition

This updated and revised textbook for the middle school reader is an engaging and balanced account of New Mexico from earliest times to the present. The authors present a comprehensive introduction to geographic features as well as to the social, economic, and political events that have shaped the state\u27s development. The first nine chapters cover New Mexico\u27s prehistory and settlement prior to 1846; another six chapters focus on New Mexico as part of the United States.The narrative is enriched by special interest features, timelines, and over a hundred illustrations. Additionally, an optional companion to the book is a separate teacher\u27s guide, which has lesson plans keyed to the state\u27s instructional standards for social studies, answers to section and chapter reviews, four different types of student activity worksheets, tests and answer keys, bibliographies, and resource suggestions.Now in its fourth edition, this book has been the best available New Mexico textbook for middle school teachers for nearly twenty-five years.https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/unmp_textbooks/1001/thumbnail.jp