Chasing the Santa Fe Ring: power and privilege in territorial New Mexico
Crime véritable , Etats-Unis (histoire), Politique et gouvernement, Colonisation (histoire), Affaires et économie, Sociologie, Loi et justice , Politique et gouvernement (biographies), Économie
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Résumé
Anyone acquainted with 19th century New Mexico history has heard of the Santa Fe Ring--seekers of power and wealth in the post-Civil War period, famous for public corruption and for dispossessing land holders. Scholars have never really described this shadowy… entity. Caffey looks beyond myth and symbol for the Ring's history. Who were its members? What did they do to gain their unsavory reputations? Were their actions illegal or unethical? What were the roles of leading figures Stephen B. Elkins and Thomas B. Catron? What was their influence on New Mexico's struggle for statehood? Adult