A fabulous book.--Cath Hassell, ech2o
Mayordomo
Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico
Description
Irrigation ditches are the lifelines of agriculture and daily life in rural New Mexico. This award-winning account of the author's experience as a mayordomo, or ditch boss, is the first record of the life of an acequia by a community participant.
Pages248
Released1988
LanguageEnglish
PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
ISBN9780826325914
SellerSimon & Schuster
About the author(s)
Stanley Crawford was a New Mexico garlic farmer, the owner since 1970 of El Bosque farm in Dixon, New Mexico, and the author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction, including Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico, winner of the Western States Book Award for Creative Nonfiction, and A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm.
