History of Arizona and New Mexico, 1530-1888
author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
source date: 1889
availability: public_domain

Volume 17 of Bancroft's monumental Works series. An 800-page reference covering Spanish exploration, the mission system, the Apache wars (from the Spanish period through the 1880s), mining booms, and territorial politics. Includes detailed coverage of Grant County and Silver City. A foundational reference in the public domain.