Santa Rita del Cobre
Subtitle: copper mining in Apachería, New Mexico, 1801-1838
By: by Helen Lundwall and Terrence Humble
Contributors: Humble, Terrence M., 1941-
Series: A New Mexico centennial history series book
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Fe
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780865348882
Subjects: Social life and customs; Economic conditions; Frontier and pioneer life; Mining camps; Copper mines and mining; Copper miners; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Apachería; title: Carrasco Stakes His Claim; title: Francisco Manuel Elguea : Entrepreneur; title: Real del Cobre; title: Mining, Metallurgy and Markets; title: Jose Baca : A Successful Tenure; title: Pablo Guerra and the Independence Movement; title: Sylvester Pattie and Son; title: A Takeover by McKnight and Courcier; title: A Struggle for Survival; title: Guardian of the Frontier; title: Camaraderie and Chaos; title: Fire in the Hole; title: The Last Days at Santa Rita del Cobre; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix: The Legend of the Kneeling Nun.