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NEW FROM UNM PRESS
by A. Gabriel Meléndez and members of the Paiz family
illustrated by Amy Córdova
Once upon a time in the Mora Valley of northern New Mexico there lived a farmer named Ponciano Gutiérrez. On a trip through the mountains he was taken captive by Vicente Silva and his gang of bank robbers. This tale of Ponciano's quick-witted escape has been a bedtime story for generations in the Paiz family.
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 GRANDMA'S SANTO ON ITS HEAD: Stories of Days Gone By in Hispanic Villages of New Mexico
by Nasario García
The popular cuentos that parents and grandparents in rural New Mexico once upon a time told their children are a rich source of the folklore of the region and offer satisfying entertainment. In this collection of bilingual stories about the Río Puerco Valley, where Nasario García grew up, he shares the traditions, myths, and stories of his homeland.
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 INKA HUMAN SACRIFICE AND MOUNTAIN WORSHIP: Strategies for Empire Unification
by Thomas Besom
The Inka empire was the largest pre-Columbian polity in the New World. Its vast expanse, its ethnic diversity, and the fact that the empire may have been consolidated in less than a century have prompted much scholarly interest in its creation.
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 GREAT CRUELTIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED: The 1544 Investigation of the Coronado Expedition
by Richard Flint
Only two years after the Coronado Expedition to what is now New Mexico, Spanish officials conducted an inquiry into the effects of the expedition on the native people Coronado encountered. The documents that record that investigation are at the heart of this book.
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 BEYOND WORDS: Illness and the LImits of Expression
by Kathlyn Conway
Published accounts of illness and disability often emphasize hope and positive thinking: the woman who still looked beautiful after losing her hair, the man who ran five miles a day during chemotherapy. This acclaimed examination of the genre of the illness narrative questions that upbeat approach.
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