Memoirs, 1917-1954.

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Memoirs, 1917-1954.

Holograph memoirs written by MacDonald describe his life in Colorado and New Mexico from the 1870s to the 1920s. He reminisces about his boyhood in the San Luis Valley, Colorado and describes his experiences as a ranch hand and miner in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Mexico and as a state legislator and merchant in New Mexico. Included are descriptions of the Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Magdalena areas circa 1895, the elections of 1896, and 1916 in Magdelana and many of the people he knew.

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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MacDonald, John Angus, 1874?-1954.

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Ranch hand, miner, merchant, and politician. Born, Denver, Colorado, 1870s. Died, Socorro, New Mexico, 1954. Died, Socorro, New Mexico, 1954. From the description of Memoirs, 1917-1954. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 18564305 John Angus MacDonald, ranch hand, miner and merchant, was born in Denver, Colorado in the 1870s. He grew up in a cabin on Saguache Creek in Colorado. His family moved to Alamosa in 1883, but when his mother died...

New Mexico. Legislature. Senate

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