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History of the Western Cowboy Hat
John B. Stetson spent several years as a cowboy and prospector in the West. Stetson opened a Philadelphia factory in 1865, with a practical knowledge of what the western cowboy needed and liked in the way of hats.

Spanish Style Homes Pottery
Often... when your walking the aisles in your local home center, pots in the garden center are just stacked in piles and look bleak and unattractive. But... you should take a second look. Pull one out and wipe off the dust. What does the shape and color look like? Is it Spanish in design? Does the g

Santos America's Most Unique Folk Art
Galleries and shops throughout New Mexico sell santos and retablos to the art lover, the historian and collectors. History and art have combined to produce one of Americaīs most unique folk art.

Colcha Embroidery Spanish Colonial Style
Colcha work is considered a rare form of art. While the stitch itself is easy to learn, it takes an enormous amount of time to complete a project. A bedspread, using the wool-on-wool, could take as much as ten years to complete... even working on it seriously.

New Mexioco History and Legends
New Mexico, Audio, mp3, recordings of history, New Mexico history

Spanish Style Decorating With Wood Beams
In Spanish Designed homes the beams and corbels are usually hand hewn and rustic in nature. Homes of the rich may have had beams and corbels that were decoratively carved, but still with a hand made character about them.


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Would you love to travel anywhere on a budget? Do you just love to tell your friends where you have traveled and how little it cost? Do you feel like you should have the best bargains but donīt know how to ask? Get this book.. Itīs full of unusual tactics and real life tips.
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Amazing Guide Book - Gorgeous Photographs - Information is so good...of course the book is from the Discovery Channel. Full of history, maps and some very good articles about Indian Reservations, National Parks and Museums. You should have this in your automobile glove box if you are driving into the region.
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If you know someone who lives in, moving to or traveling through Arizona...This book is a great gift idea. A little history mixed with lots of fun. Author Clay Thompson whoops it up with a collection of his Arizona Republic newspaper articles. From Camels to Saguaros and Monsoons and Prickly Pear Jam all the unusual history is here.

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