- Two volume set by Ralph Emerson Twitchell (1859-1925), historian, politician, attorney
- Over 300 illustrations and maps, over 1300 pages
- 5 fold-out maps expertly drawn by Waldo C. Twitchell, the author's son, who was an engineer and writer
- Beautiful printed by Horn & Wallace
- Author was a native of Michigan who moved to New Mexico Territory in 1882
- Served as mayor of Santa Fe, on Board of Regents of Museum of New Mexico, president of New Mexico Historical Society
- Was attorney for Santa Fe Railroad and chairman the Rio Grande Commission, which lead to the agreement between the U.S. and Mexico to build Elephant Butte Dam
- Specialized in water rights cases
- This facsimile edition was published in 1963 due to unavailability of original 1911-1912 edition published by Torch Press, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Vol I covers early inhabitants of NM, Spanish explorers, friars and expeditions, Spanish rule until 1822
- Vol II covers Mexican Territorial rule, Texas Santa Fe Expedition, Overland Trade, City of Santa Fe, War with Mexico, Civil War in NM, Catholic Church, Indian Campaigns, land grants, and beginnings of railroads
- A great addition to a library of New Mexico history
- From the personal library of J. Carl Hertzog, the father of Texas fine press printing. The bookplate that Hertzog designed for himself is in the front. #1118 in Sloan's The Library and Work of Carl Hertzog: Printer at the Pass
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