03273cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000150007804000110009304100170010405000110012110000500013224500280018226400510021030000470026133600260030833700260033433800360036050000310039650801750042752019030060253400570250565300430256265300540260565300580265965300390271765300430275685600690279985600430286877473UtSlPG20260610134808.0mcr n260607r20251888utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  arc01000235  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF590.31 aWallace, Susan E.q(Susan Elston),d1830-190714aThe land of the Pueblos 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-12-15  aCraig Kirkwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The land of the Pueblos" by Susan E. Wallace is a travelogue and historical-ethnographic account written in the late 19th century. It portrays New Mexico’s landscapes, towns, and Pueblo communities through firsthand travel, archival curiosities, and sketches of frontier life. The work interweaves Spanish exploration lore with careful observation of Pueblo history, architecture, laws, and ceremonies. Expect vivid scenes of Santa Fe, pueblo plazas and estufas, and accounts of customs, dances, and myths that shape the region’s identity.

The opening of the book gathers earlier magazine pieces into one volume, then follows the author’s arduous journey west—through sleepless nights in rail cars, a poignant vignette of a dying youth bound for Colorado air, and a punishing buckboard ride—before arriving in sun-bleached, time-worn Santa Fe. Wallace then shifts to a brisk historical survey: Cabeza de Vaca’s wanderings, Coronado’s quest for Cíbola, early descriptions of pueblos like Acoma, and a sober demystification of cliff dwellings. She sketches Pueblo continuity from those encounters to the present—their adobe architecture, estufas, pottery, and the enduring Montezuma tradition centered on Pecos’s sacred fire and “miracle tree,” a prophecy symbolically fulfilled with American occupation. Next she outlines Pueblo governance (cacique, governor, principales, and war and religious officers), communal land use and agriculture, and the language and cultural conservatism that frustrate missionary efforts. The section closes with a detailed, eye-level account of the green corn dance at Santo Domingo—its painted dancers, pounding drums, ritual kettles, and communal distribution of boiled corn—followed by the first glimpses of daily life on Santa Fe’s plaza and reflections on the area’s mixed heritages. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: John B. Alden, 1888  aPueblo Indians -- History -- Anecdotes  aNew Mexico -- Description and travel -- Anecdotes  aSouthwest, New -- Description and travel -- Anecdotes  aNew Mexico -- History -- Anecdotes  aSouthwest, New -- History -- Anecdotes4 uhttps://archive.org/details/landofpueblos00wall/page/n9/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77473