{"product_id":"ralph-emerson-twitchell-the-historian-who-found-new-mexicos-future-in-the-past-9781632935137","title":"Ralph Emerson Twitchell: The Historian Who Found New Mexico's Future in the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the latter half of the nineteenth century a number of talented and industrious individuals immigrated to New Mexico in search of wealth and prestige. Among these enterprising newcomers was a young lawyer from Missouri named Ralph Emerson Twitchell. Shrewd, audacious, and driven, Twitchell quickly distinguished himself from the others as an attorney, an orator, a publicist, and a historian. From the moment he stepped off the train in Las Vegas, Twitchell entrenched himself in his adopted home, working tirelessly to promote progress and to broadcast its many virtues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pillar of the New Mexico community, he spent more than forty years as a devoted civil servant. Inspired by the history, culture, and charm of old Santa Fe, he became one of the city's leading patrons and helped transform the ancient capital into a popular tourist destination. Yet he seems to be one of the most obscure and understudied figures in New Mexico history. Remembered solely for his achievements as a historian--his books articulated the idea of New Mexico for generations of Americans--Twitchell has otherwise been virtually ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph Emerson Twitchell's influential role in the modernization and development of New Mexico is now expansively detailed in this revelatory work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632935137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Daniel Jason Twitchell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403443466421,"sku":"9781632935137","price":28.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a9f1a688-70d6-4bc4-90e3-43c0375b10ae.jpg?v=1774969255","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ralph-emerson-twitchell-the-historian-who-found-new-mexicos-future-in-the-past-9781632935137","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}