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The Colfax County War: Violence and Corruption in Territorial New Mexico

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Winner of the Western Heritage Wrangler Award for Nonfiction
Winner of the Best Book Award from the Wild West History Association



When New Mexico became part of the United States, the territory contained 295 land grants, the largest of these being the Maxwell Land Grant. The size and boundaries of the grant were disputed, with some believing that much of the land was public domain. Settlers on this land were fought not only by the land grant owners but also by a group of corrupt politicians...