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001 2014048868
003 DLC
005 20151103082343.0
008 150127s2015 nmuab b 001 0deng
010 $a 2014048868
020 $a9781936744503 (paperback : alkaline paper)
020 $z9781936744565 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us-nm
050 00 $aF802.V3$bR58 2015
082 00 $a978.9/92$223
245 02 $aA river runs through us :$btrue tales of the Rio Abajo /$cedited by Richard Melzer and John Taylor.
264 1 $aLos Ranchos, New Mexico :$bRio Grande Books,$c[2015]
300 $aviii, 351 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"A Valencia County Historical Society publication."
520 2 $a"The Rio Grande Valley south of Albuquerque, commonly referred to as the Rio Abajo, is a treasure trove of legends, stories, and characters. In 'Murder, Mystery and Mayhem,' the first volume of this series, the readers were introduced to characters such as Bronco Bill Walters, Solomon Luna, and Jose Francisco Chavez. Readers joined in the chase for the Abo Canyon Gang, recoiled at the stories of airplane crashes, and anguished over the unsolved kidnapping of Tara Calico. This volume, the second in the series, takes the reader on another 33 adventures in the Rio Abajo. You will meet a priest who served the same parish for 55 years, a movie star who never forgot her Valencia County roots, and a boxer known as 'The Golden Boy.' You will learn about the crosses atop Tome Hill and will meet the 'muerto' of the notorious 'Jornado del Muerto.' You will experience the terror of the Pueblo Revolt, experience captivity at the hands of Hezbollah terrorist, and understand why Daniel Fernandez was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. So, come and join us as we follow the Rio Grande through lives and events in another journey through the Rio Abajo"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 325-328) and index.
505 0 $aSection 1. People -- El padre eterno : Father Jean Baptiste Ralliere -- Cracks in the Pope's armor : Protestantism comes to the Rio Abajo -- Don Felipe Chavez : el millonario -- Joe and Ruth Tondre : a Los Lunas love story -- Dennis Chavez : el defensor of minority rights -- Tibo Chavez : historian, judge, and politician -- Judge Filo Sedillo : el jefe -- Gloria Castillo : Belen's movie star -- Art Aragon : Valencia County's golden boy -- The Duke of Ducks : Robert Duck and the Deming Duck Races -- Section 2. Places -- Pottery Mound : the premier archeological site in the Rio Abajo -- Los Ojuelos or Comanche Springs -- La Joya : a jewel in the valley -- Anna Becker Park : a gift of love -- Going to the movies in Valencia County -- Edwin Berry and Tome Hill -- Health care in the valley : the saga of the Belen Hospital -- Tragedy begets beauty : Descansos in Valencia County -- Section 3. Wars -- The Pueblo Revolt in the Rio Abajo -- The U.S.-Mexican War comes to the Rio Abajo, 1846 -- The Battle of Peralta in the Civil War, 1862 -- How a coin toss determined Capt. Maximiliano Luna's heroic role -- In the Spanish-American War, 1898 -- World War I and the Gallup deportation to Belen, 1917 -- Joe Tondre, Jr.'s letters home from World War II -- First Lieutenant Frank Holcomb in Korea, the forgotten war -- The last full measure of devotion : Daniel Fernandez in Vietnam -- Father Martin Jenco : a captive in Lebanon -- Section 4. Mysteries -- A muerto of the Jornado del Muerto : Bernardo Gruber -- A mistake, a murder, and a marriage -- Charles Lummis in Isleta, 1888-1892 -- Teddy Roosevelt visit Isleta in 1903? -- The Belen bank robbery, 1903 -- Exiled from Isleta : Msgr. Frederick Stadtmueuller's expulsion from the Pueblo, 1965.
651 0 $aValencia County (N.M.)$xHistory, Local.
651 0 $aRio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)$xHistory, Local.
651 0 $aValencia County (N.M.)$vBiography.
651 0 $aRio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)$vBiography.
651 0 $aValencia County (N.M.)$xHistory, Military.
651 0 $aRio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)$xHistory, Military.
651 0 $aValencia County (N.M.)$xSocial life and customs.
651 0 $aRio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)$xSocial life and customs.
700 1 $aMelzer, Richard,$eeditor.
700 1 $aTaylor, John M.$q(JOhn McLellan),$d1947-$eeditor.
710 2 $aValencia County Historical Society (N.M.)