Legend and Lore of the Guadalupe Mountains
- ISBN-10
- 0826342175
- ISBN-13
- 9780826342171
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 157
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- UNM Press
- Author
- W. C. Jameson
Description
These tales of the mountains, mines, and characters of the Guadalupe range were collected over many years by the author who has explored the area since he was a boy.
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