Richard MelzerRichard Melzer is a Regents’ Professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico’s Valencia campus. A former president of the Historical Society of New Mexico, Melzer is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Ernie Pye in the American Southwest, Captain Maximiliano Luna: A New Mexico Rough Rider, and A History of New Mexico Since Statehood (UNM Press). Read More Read Less