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New Mexico Bibliography Print Share

New Mexico has a long literary tradition. Here is a list of popular books about New Mexico—its history, its landscape, and its people. My thanks to the staff of the Santa Fe Public Library, who compiled this bibliography.

  • Bless Me, Ultima. Anaya, Rudolfo. Berkeley, CA: Quinto Sol, 1972.
  • Indeh. Ball, Eve. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University Press, 1980.
  • Taos. Blacker, Irwin. Los Angeles, CA: Brooke House, 1959.
  • Red Sky at Morning. Bradford, Richard. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Press, 1968.
  • So Far From Heaven. Bradford, Richard. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1973.
  • Sky Determines. Calvin, Ross. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1934.
  • Death Comes for the Archbishop. Cather, Willa. New York, NY: Knopf, Inc. 1927.
  • My Penitente Land. Chavez, Fra Angelico. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press.
  • House at Otowi Bridge. Church, Peggy Pond. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1960.
  • No Life for a Lady. Cleaveland, Agnes Morley. Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press, 1941.
  • Enduring Navaho. Gilpin, Laura. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1968.
  • Dance Hall of the Dead. Hillerman, Tony. New York, NY: Harper Row, 1973.
  • Great Taos Bank Robbery. Hillerman, Tony. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1973.
  • Centuries of Santa Fe. Horgan, Paul. New York, NY: Dutton, 1956.
  • Great River. Horgan, Paul. New York, NY: Rinehart & Co., 1954.
  • New Mexico Place Names. Julyan, Robert. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1998.
  • Wind Leaves No Shadow. Laughlin, Ruth. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 1948.
  • Land of Poco Tiempo. Lummis, Charles. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1893.
  • Maria: The Potter of San Ildefonso. Marriett, Allice. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1948.
  • Milagro Beanfield War. Nichols, John. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974.
  • No High Adobe. Pillsbury, Dorothy. Albuquerque, NM; University of New Mexico Press, 1950.
  • Paso Por Aqui. Rhodes, Eugene Manlove. Alamogordo, NM: Alamogordo Public Library, 1927.
  • Sea of Grass. Richter, Conrad. New York, NY: Knopf, 1937.
  • Land of Enchantment: Memoirs of Marian Russell. Russell, Marian. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1954.
  • New Mexico. Simmons, Marc. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 1977.
  • Tularosa. Sonniehsen, C.L. New York, NY: Devin-Adair Company, 1960.
  • Man Who Killed the Deer. Waters, Frank. New York, NY: Farrar, 1942.
  • New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State. W.P.A. Writers Group. New York, NY: Hasting House, 1940.
  • Riders to Cibola. Zellinger, Norman. Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1977.