Our New Mexico: A Twentieth Century History Contributor(s): Roberts, Calvin A. (Author), Bramwell, Lincoln (Editor), Dickey, Sonia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826340083 ISBN-13: 9780826340085 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: New Mexico's history since statehood in 1912 is presented in eleven chapters and organized into sections, each with a brief overview of a period or a topic. Each section of narrative text is followed by excerpts from books by experts on these topics. "Our New Mexico" has two goals: to help students learn more about New Mexicos history over the past one hundred years, and to guide students to apply critical thinking skills. The book introduces three themes important in New Mexico's past, present, and futureresources, culture, and continuity amid change. Supplementary teacher/student materials (activities, tests, etc.) will be distributed with class text orders of 20 or more books on CD (ISBN 0-8263-4009-1). Additional CDs will be available for $10 each. This text was developed with the guidance of the New Mexico Public Education Department to meet the benchmarks for the half-unit high school course in New Mexico history. Educational consultant on the book: Midge Y. Arthur, M.A. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local |
Dewey: 978.905 |
LCCN: 2006285722 |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.76" W x 10" (0.90 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: New Mexico's history since statehood in 1912 is presented in eleven chapters and organized into sections, each with a brief overview of a period or a topic. Each section of narrative text is followed by excerpts from books by experts on these topics. Our New Mexico has two goals: to help students learn more about New Mexico's history over the past one hundred years, and to guide students to apply critical thinking skills. The book introduces three themes important in New Mexico's past, present, and future--resources, culture, and continuity amid change. This text was developed with the guidance of the New Mexico Public Education Department to meet the benchmarks for the half-unit high school course in New Mexico history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Calvin A.: - Calvin A. Roberts spent his teaching career at Del Norte High School in Albuquerque. He received the Ph.D. in history from the University of New Mexico. |