{"product_id":"the-legend-of-ponciano-guti-rrez-and-the-mountain-thieves","title":"The Legend of Ponciano Guti?rrez and the Mountain Thieves","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time in the Mora Valley of northern New Mexico there lived a farmer named Ponciano Guti rrez. On a trip through the mountains he was taken captive by Vicente Silva and his gang of bank robbers. This tale of Ponciano's quick-witted escape has been a bedtime story for generations in the Paiz family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Mexico authors at the turn of the last century published many accounts of the crimes of Vicente Silva. This book is the first to present a Silva legend that has been kept alive by families in Mora since the 1890s. The Paiz family version is presented in English with a Spanish translation by A. Gabriel Mel ndez.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeléndez, A. Gabriel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA. Gabriel Meléndez\u003c\/strong\u003e, professor of American Studies at the University of New Mexico, is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Biography of Casimiro Barela\u003c\/em\u003e and many other books. He is also the coeditor of \u003cem\u003eSanta Fe Nativa\u003c\/em\u003e (UNM Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCórdova, Amy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmy Córdova\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist, author, educator and two-time ALA Pura Belpré Honors Award winner for children's book illustration. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, within the glorious view of the Jemez Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50329959989522,"sku":"9780826352392","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea01faa9-7e41-49eb-8a3d-ef8d781281a4.jpg?v=1727787096","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-legend-of-ponciano-guti-rrez-and-the-mountain-thieves","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}