A History of Madrid, New Mexico: The Origin and Evolution of a Company Town and Life in Madrid

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Author: Baxter, William (1943-2015)

Publisher: Secord Books

Pub Date: 2020

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good.  Binding tight.  No marks, tears, bends or folds.  As new.

Notes: Volume I, Part 1: Mining Along New Mexico’s Turquoise Trail.  Madrid (pron. MAD-rid) and its surrounding area has been a mining center for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, from the mining of lead and turquoise to coal and gold.  Once a ghost town, today Madrid is a tourist area on the Turquoise Trail, between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.  The primary author of the text, William “Bill” Baxter, died before the book’s publication, and his text was supplemented and edited by the publisher, Paul Secord.  Volume one of a three volume set, all volumes sold separately.  The set is also available.