Rio del Norte

Carroll L. Riley is professor emeritus of anthropology at Southern Illinois University.

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. What's in a Name? 2. Sun, Rain, and Growing Things 3. The First New Mexicans 4. Small Societies in a Large Land 5. Setting the Scene 6. The San Juan Co-Prosperity Sphere 7. The Golden Age 8. 1492 on the Rio Grande 9. A Storm in the South 10. Edging Northward 11. Spain Reaches the Rio Grande 12. The Tiguex War 13. Turk and the Pecos Plot 14. Coronado's Failure 15. A Short Freedom 16. Return of the Spaniards 17. Occupation 18. A Century of Change Sources and Commentary Index of Initial Citations General Index

"A must for anyone who wonders what civilization might have become in the Southwest had Europeans not intruded."--Tony Hillerman "A provocative synthesis that will appeal to students and general readers while, at the same time, offering enough controversial theories to stimulate professional debate." --Books of the Southwest "A smooth and reliable translation." --Southwestern Historical Quarterly "An excellent account of the dynamic characters of southwestern environments and their collective impacts and interactions with human populations and adaptations."--CHOICE "At last we have a single, well-documented volume, an exhaustive resource for scholars and for interested lay readers on Pueblo life before the arrival of Europeans to New Mexico. Riley's excellent writing style and narrative interpretation of scholarly sources...make the text an excellent and enjoyable read."--Colonial Latin American Historical Review "Engaging. Riley offers much useful information to persons unfamiliar with southwestern history." --Kirkus Reviews