The Legend of Ponciano Gutiérrez and the Mountain Thieves

by A. Gabriel Meléndez, Casimiro Paiz, The Paiz Family

Book Overview

Once upon a time in the Mora Valley of northern New Mexico there lived a farmer named Ponciano Guti rrez. On a trip through the mountains he was taken captive by Vicente Silva and his gang of bank robbers. This tale of Ponciano's quick-witted escape has been a bedtime story for generations in the Paiz family. New Mexico authors at the turn of the last century published many accounts of the crimes of Vicente Silva. This book is the first to present...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826352391
• ISBN13: 9780826352392
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.6" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4