""From An Altar Screen: Tales From New Mexico"" is a collection of short stories by Angelico Chavez that explores the history, culture, and traditions of New Mexico. The stories are set in various locations throughout the state and range from the early days of Spanish colonization to modern times. Through the characters and their experiences, Chavez offers a glimpse into the unique blend of Native American, Spanish, and Mexican influences that shape the identity of New Mexico. The book includes themes of family, faith, love ...
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""From An Altar Screen: Tales From New Mexico"" is a collection of short stories by Angelico Chavez that explores the history, culture, and traditions of New Mexico. The stories are set in various locations throughout the state and range from the early days of Spanish colonization to modern times. Through the characters and their experiences, Chavez offers a glimpse into the unique blend of Native American, Spanish, and Mexican influences that shape the identity of New Mexico. The book includes themes of family, faith, love, and loss, and each story is infused with Chavez's lyrical and poetic writing style. Whether exploring the rugged beauty of the landscape or delving into the complexities of human relationships, ""From An Altar Screen"" is a captivating and insightful portrayal of New Mexico and its people.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Add this copy of From an Altar Screen. Tales From New Mexico to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Quercus Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chico, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1957 by Farar, Straus & Cudahy.
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Peter Hurd. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Beautiful and charming small book of connecting short stories. Illustrated by famed Western artist Peter Hurd. Designed by Marshall Lee-brown boards with tan cloth spine; brightly-colored embossing. Slight bump and some tanning to spine, else Fine. DJ has been clipped and has light soiling, else Fine. In an archival platic protector. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
Add this copy of From an Altar Screen: Tales From New Mexico (Hardback to cart. $40.71, new condition, Sold by BargainBookStores rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Grand Rapids, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Literary Licensing, LLC.
Add this copy of From an Altar Screen: Tales from New Mexico to cart. $44.38, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2013 by Literary Licensing, LLC.
Add this copy of From an Altar Screen: Tales From New Mexico to cart. $48.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Literary Licensing, LLC.
Add this copy of From an Altar Screen: Tales from New Mexico to cart. $60.78, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2013 by Literary Licensing, LLC.
Add this copy of From an Altar Screen: Tales From New Mexico to cart. $64.29, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Literary Licensing, LLC.
