New Mexico: Images of a Land and Its People
Lucian Niemeyer , Photographer
Arthur G贸mez
Foreword by Bill Richardson
Internationally renowned photographer Lucian Niemeyer and National Park Service historian Art G贸mez have combined talents in a new presentation on New Mexico. Niemeyer's more than 150 color photographs encompass the entire state throughout the seasons presenting New Mexico's people, cultures, and magnificent scenery at the millennium. G髆ez's sweeping history views the state in terms of corridors, geographic as well as cultural. New Mexico's mountains, deserts, and rivers form natural corridors that migrating birds and animals have traditionally used for survival. Navigating these same corridors across the state, human cultures of Paleo, Plains and Pueblo Indians, Hispanos, and Anglos forged viable communities on the astringent New Mexican landscape.
Pueblo ancestors migrated from austere environments throughout the Southwest to more inviting surroundings on the Rio Grande. Plains Indians from the north and Hispano tradesmen from the south converged via the Camino Real. American settlers migrated west along the Santa Fe Trail, the southernmost corridor around the formidable Rocky Mountains. Improved transportation such as the railroad and later Route 66, precursors to the interstate highway system, annually lured new inhabitants to this compelling land called New Mexico.
"A coffee-table book featuring gorgeous photographs of New Mexico--but which also contains a concise yet comprehensive history of the state . . . visually stunnning."--Santa Fe New Mexican
"A comprehensive photographic overview of modern New Mexico by Lucian Niemeyer, accompanied by a nicely paced historical essay by Art G贸mez, is offered in New Mexico: Images of a Land and Its People. With its stunning images and brisk prose, this is the essential book for New Mexico lovers."--Mobile Register, AL
"If you've ever wondered what makes New Mexico so enchanting, catch a glimpse of the awe-inspiring beauty captured by Lucian Niemeyer's camera. The photos are bound to have you calling up your travel agent for the first flight out to this border state, and Art G髆ez's historical treatise is sure to excite you the entire plane ride over."--True West
"It is a beautiful, beautiful book with an inspired text by Art G贸mez, one which may tempt even more equity immigrants to move to New Mexico."--Roundup Magazine
"Pictures of the landscapes, people, rural architecture, and wildlife taken in every corner of the state make up New Mexico: Images of a Land & Its People, the newest offering by prolific Santa Fe photographer Lucian Niemeyer."--Pasatiempo
"The photos are a collection of postcard landscapes, cowboys, Indian ruins, wildlife, flowers. A Santa Fe street scene, a log cabin, Truchas in a storm. The Plains of San Agustín, one of our nearest Empty Quarters. It's enough to make you want to gas up and hit the road. Let the text, pictures, and bibliography pique your interest and guide you deeper into discovering New Mexico yourself."--Su Casa Magazine
"The presigious University of New Mexico Press has outdone itself. Always a publisher of wonderful books, this latest offering from Niemeyer and Gómez exceeds even UNMP's high standars for excellence. You will treasure this beautiful book."--NewPages.com
"This book will make an excellent enticement gift for an out-of-area friend who needs luring to New Mexico."--New Mexico Magazine
"This is a great Christmas present for those who know and love New Mexico."--The New Mexico Historical Notebook
Lucian Niemeyer is a professional photographer who operates out of Santa Fe. He has traveled the world, photographing human and environmental conditions. He is author and photographer of numerous books including Chesapeake Country, Okefenokee, and Old Order Amish.
Art G贸mez聮s most recent publications include Quest for the Golden Circle and Forests under Fire. He lives in Santa Fe.
12 x 9 167 pages 160 color plates, 1 map
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