The country Frank Springer rode into in 1873 was one of immense beauty and abundant resources - grass and timber, wild game, precious metals, and a vast bed of commercial-grade coal. It was also a stage upon which dramatic and sometimes violent events played out. A lawyer and newspaperman for the Maxwell Land Grant company and a foe of the speculators known as ""the Santa Fe Ring,"" Springer found himself in the middle of the Colfax County War. A man of many sides, he typified the Gilded Age entrepreneurs who transformed the territorial American Southwest. As president of the Maxwell Land Grant company, Springer led in the development of mining, logging, ranching, and irrigation enterprises. His Supreme Court victory establishing title to the 1.7 million acre Maxwell grant earned him a reputation as a brilliant attorney.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
ISBN-10
1603440046
ISBN-13
9781603440042
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60737781
Product Key Features
Author
David L. Caffey
Publication Name
Frank Springer and New Mexico : from the Colfax County War to the Emergence of Modern Santa Fe
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Subject
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Legal Profession, General, Violence in Society, Lawyers & Judges, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), United States / General, Paleontology
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, Law, Science, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"Caffey provides a fresh account of the Maxwell Company''s activities and conflicts from the corporate perspective." -New Mexico Historical Review, ..."a solid, thoroughly researched examination of the public life of this notable southwesterner... outstanding, exhaustive in nearly every way. This first bool-length study of Frank Springer adds a great deal to the Frank Springer story.", "Caffey provides a fresh account of the Maxwell Company's activities and conflicts from the corporate perspective." -New Mexico Historical Review