With this anthology, everyday folk from Hispanic and Anglo cultures build a composite picture of life today and yesterday in Santa Fe and northern New Mexico. The once isolated region has undergone rapid change. As new generations of Hispanics no longer speak Spanish, the culture of their forebears vanishes. And Santa Fe, once “The City Different,” is much like other cities now. And yet, despite the arrival of modernity, both city and region retain their ability to enchant.

Stories include:

• La Semana Santa
• Slowing Change
• Politics at the Corral
• Before Santa Fe Bars
• Boomtowns—New Mexico
• The Case of the Cut Percha in Kangaroo Court
• Santa Fe in the Seventies
• The Little Goat Girl

"Like Walt Whitman and Studs Terkel, Wolf hears America singing, and he wants us all to listen.” BOOKLIST

“Wolf hears America singing . . .”
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“Bob Wolf ’s approach to oral history is unique
. . . His work is more than a lament, it is a battle cry.” STUDS TERKEL