We Fed Them Cactus

By Fabiola Cabeza De Baca

Book Overview

Documents the daily activities of Hispanic pioneers--buffalo hunting, horse breaking, sheep herding, preparing and preserving food, sewing, tending the sick, and educating children are included in this rich recuerdo, as well as stories of Comancheros, Tejanos, Americanos, and outlaws.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826315038
• ISBN13: 9780826315038
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Unm Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

19th Century New Mexico History At It's Finest

This is one of the better books I have read on Northern New Mexico history and culture....This book is FULL of phrases and definitions...Most of the stories are either first hand or oral history passed down to Fabiola..If you want to get a feel of life in New Mexico back in the day..This is a GREAT book....It aslo has a good chapter on Vincent Silva and his criminal ring..Very interesting....I'm going to get Fabiola's book on New Mexico cooking next!!.......Green Chile......mmmmmmmm

tasty pioneer stories!

I adore this slice of life on the eastern New Mexico plains, the Llano Estacado. Cabeza de Baca is an amazing lady, and her childhood remembrances are well worth reading for history buffs, who've probably already enjoyed it, as well as for people who just like to know how people lived on ranches in this era.