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The Colfax County War Volume 22: Violence and Corruption in Territorial New Mexico(A.C. Greene Series)

The Colfax County War Volume 22: Violence and Corruption in Territorial New Mexico(A.C. Greene Series)


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When New Mexico became part of the United States, the territory contained 295 land grants, the largest of these being the Maxwell Land Grant. The size and boundaries of the grant were disputed, with some believing that much of the land was public domain. Settlers on this land were fought not only by the land grant owners but also by a group of corrupt politicians and lawyers--known as the Santa Fe Ring (most notably Thomas Catron and Stephen Elkins)--who tried to use the situation for personal profit and land acquisition.

The fight escalated in late 1875 with the assassination of Reverend F. J. Tolby, an outspoken critic of the Santa Fe Ring. In a confession one of the assassins stated that men connected to the ring had paid to have Tolby killed. Outrage, civil unrest, and more murders followed. The town of Cimarron alone was the scene of a lynching, a barroom gunfight in the St. James Hotel involving legendary gunman Clay Allison, and a nighttime murder of a prisoner. For a time the troubles in New Mexico were ignored by the federal government. But in 1878 the murder of John Tunstall set off a wave of violence known as the Lincoln County War. Following that, a letter came to light that appeared to show that the governor of the territory, Samuel B. Axtell, planned a mass execution of critics of the Santa Fe Ring, who he considered to be agitators in the Colfax County troubles.

Finally, officials in Washington took notice and sent Frank W. Angel with orders to investigate the violence, murders, and corruption that plagued the territory. Following his investigation, Angel concluded, “It is seldom that history states more corruption, fraud, mismanagement, plots and murders, than New Mexico, has been the theatre under the administration of Governor Axtell.” The actions taken as a result of Angel’s investigation wouldn’t end the violence in New Mexico, but they did lead to the end of the Colfax County War.



About the Author :
Corey Recko is the author of Murder on the White Sands: The Disappearance of Albert and Henry Fountain (UNT Press), winner of the Best Book of the Year award from the Wild West Historical Association. He also wrote A Spy for the Union: The Life and Execution of Timothy Webster.

Review :
"Impeccably researched and engaging, Corey Recko's Colfax County War gives new insight into one of the bloodiest battles in New Mexico's vast history." —Donna Blake Birchell, author of Tall Tales and Half Truths of Clay Allison

“New Mexico’s Lincoln County War spawned a wealth of historical, literary, and cinematic works, but high drama had also been unfolding in the territory’s northeastern region, where Colfax County was ablaze with murder and mayhem. Corey Recko’s new account adds much to our understanding of a brutal episode New Mexico’s history and shines a bright light on characters and events of the struggle over land and power in the 1870s.” —David L. Caffey, author of When Cimarron Meant Wild: The Maxwell Land Grant Conflict in Northern New Mexico and Colorado and Chasing the Santa Fe Ring: Power and Privilege in Territorial New Mexico


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781574419320
  • Publisher: University of North Texas Press,U.S.
  • Publisher Imprint: University of North Texas Press,U.S.
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Series Title: A.C. Greene Series
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1574419323
  • Publisher Date: 31 Jul 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Violence and Corruption in Territorial New Mexico


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