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Excerpt from Historical Society of New Mexico, Vol. 23: Addresses Delivered at the Ceremonies Incident to the Dedication of the Cross of the Martyrs, September 15, 1920 It is the story of those pioneers, their service to humanity, the gray-gowned monk and the courtly cavalier, their sacrifices and their martyrdom, which lend grandeur and solemnity to these monuments. Their deeds of valor and instances of Christian faith and fortitude find no ...

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Excerpt from The Stone Lions of Cochiti There being no alternative, the assurance was given, and soon after the desired guide was surprised by receiving formal official notification that he was free to go. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technol...

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Excerpt from New Mexico's Struggle for Statehood: Sixty Years of Effort to Obtain Self Government Self-government is the fundamental principle of a Re public, pre-eminently of the American Republic. It is the keynote of the Declaration of Independence, and the foundation of the Constitution. Governments derive their just powers from the con sent of the governed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare a...

Excerpt from The Articles of Confederation Vs. The Constitution: The Progress of Nationality Among the People and in the Government To remedy this, some small work, whose perusal would occupy but a short time, seemed desirable, and if this volume shall succeed in bringing even one American citizen to a better knowledge of the Constitution under which he lives, and better pre pare him to exercise his powers as such a citizen, the author will f...

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LeBaron Bradford Prince (1840-1922) was a transplanted New Yorker, a tireless judge, a controversial territorial governor, a gentleman scholar, and an early leader of the Historical Society of New Mexico. In all these roles, and others, he was a passionate advocate of New Mexico statehood. Prince was born, raised, and educated in New York. As a young attorney, his political career in state politics had progressed well until he clashed with lea...

L. Bradford Prince was one of seven territorial governors who attended the January 15th inauguration of New Mexico's first state governor, William C. McDonald, in New Mexico's long-awaited statehood year, 1912. Within a year of that auspicious occasion, Prince published "A Concise History of New Mexico, " a condensation and revision of his "Historical Sketches" of 1883. His purpose in 1913 was to provide a "little volume" that might be of use ...

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