{"product_id":"ralph-emerson-twitchell-the-historian-who-found-new-mexicos-future-in-the-past-9781632932051","title":"Ralph Emerson Twitchell: The Historian Who Found New Mexico's Future in the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the latter half of the nineteenth century a number of talented and industrious individuals immigrated to New Mexico in search of wealth and prestige. Among these enterprising newcomers was a young lawyer from Missouri named Ralph Emerson Twitchell. Shrewd, audacious, and driven, Twitchell quickly distinguished himself from the others as an attorney, an orator, a publicist, and a historian. From the moment he stepped off the train in Las Vegas, Twitchell entrenched himself in his adopted home, working tirelessly to promote progress and to broadcast its many virtues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pillar of the New Mexico community, he spent more than forty years as a devoted civil servant. Inspired by the history, culture, and charm of old Santa Fe, he became one of the city's leading patrons and helped transform the ancient capital into a popular tourist destination. Yet he seems to be one of the most obscure and understudied figures in New Mexico history. Remembered solely for his achievements as a historian--his books articulated the idea of New Mexico for generations of Americans--Twitchell has otherwise been virtually ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph Emerson Twitchell's influential role in the modernization and development of New Mexico is now expansively detailed in this revelatory work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwitchell, Daniel Jason:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Daniel Jason Twitchell is the great-grandnephew of Ralph Emerson Twitchell. A native of the American Southwest, he holds a BS in History from Northern Arizona University and an MA in Public Affairs from New Mexico Highlands University. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.","brand":"Sunstone Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50921918038290,"sku":"9781632932051","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_777966ec-3242-48a2-ae5a-dd7183e41fbf.jpg?v=1738924416","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ralph-emerson-twitchell-the-historian-who-found-new-mexicos-future-in-the-past-9781632932051","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}