The Legend of Ponciano Gutiérrez and the Mountain Thieves (Pasó por Aquí Series on the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage) (English and Spanish Edition)
by A. Gabriel Meléndez
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"Recounts Ponciano's run-in with Vicente Silva and his bandits, who history confirms murdered, stole, and rustled cattle throughout the 1880s. It's the story of a farmer outwitting Silva in a folktale that shapes our understanding of the cultures of northern New Mexico"--Tags
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A. Gabriel Melendez is Professor and Chairman of the Department of American Studies at the University of New Mexico.
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- 398.209789 — Society, government, & culture Customs, etiquette & folklore Folklore & Folktales Folk literature History, geographic treatment, biography North American folktales Western U.S. New Mexico
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- PZ74.1 .P35 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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