{"title":"Dixie Boyle","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-history-of-highway-60-a-look-back-at-new-mexico-paperback","title":"A History of Highway 60, A Look Back at New Mexico - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1903 the AT\u0026amp;SF Railroad began laying track on the Belen Cutoff from Belen, New Mexico to Amarillo, Texas. The railroad company encouraged settlement of New Mexico's eastern plains by sponsoring emigrant trains, a quicker method of transport for settlers moving their belongings and livestock across the country. Towns were founded along the route with the arrival of the railroad. Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner. Taiban's Pink Pony Saloon \u0026amp; Dancehall publicized cock fighting and had a live snake den in the basement. Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart stopped at Portair Field in Clovis while flying across the country in the 1920s. Did you know Mountainair was the Pinto Bean Capital of the World, Negra has one of the last vintage gas stations in the state, Butch Cassidy and his gang trailed cattle to the railhead in Magdalena, and Montague Stevens was one of the last hunters to stalk grizzly bears? This book will give you answers to these questions as well as a glimpse into the history of this fascinating part of New Mexico, \"The Land of Enchantment.\" Dixie Boyle taught English and social studies for twenty years in the public school system before retiring early and working as a freelance writer, newspaper reporter, museum curator, park ranger and fire lookout for the U.S. Forest Service. She has published numerous historical articles and eBooks about the history of New Mexico and Wyoming and two books, \"Between Land \u0026amp; Sky: A Fire Lookout Story\" and \"The Enchantment of New Mexico.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367561953503,"sku":"9781632930637","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/imOa8iCg0h9781632930637.webp?v=1789109821"},{"product_id":"on-the-watchtower-a-history-of-fire-lookouts-paperback","title":"On the Watchtower: A History of Fire Lookouts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApproximately five hundred fire lookouts remain active throughout the United States. The majority of these lookouts are located west of the Mississippi River, but East Coast states continue to staff fire lookouts as well. The states of Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona and New Mexico staff the majority of the lookout stations still in service. The earliest fire lookouts were posted in the 1870s overlooking mining camps throughout the West. The states of Idaho and Maine established the first unofficial fire lookout stations in 1902 and the practice spread across the country. The Civilian Conservation Corps built many of the early lookouts and it has been estimated that between eight and ten thousand of these sites were established throughout the country. The 1950s was the peak decade for working lookouts. The number began to steadily decline in the 1960s and 1970s when most lookouts were replaced with aerial detection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The decommissioned lookouts were sold, demolished, burned, buried or left abandoned on their mountain peaks. A few of these lookouts became tourist attractions and serve as exhibits at museums and amusement parks while others were converted into interpretive sites, visitor centers and popular rentals booked a year in advance. The future of fire lookouts is uncertain. In recent years, lookouts have been lost to wildfire and budget cuts, and the growing use of cameras and modern technology have also contributed. But for now, the five hundred fire lookouts left in service remain the most accurate and timely method of fire detection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368733802719,"sku":"9781632937742","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/PbwJVBeDwP9781632937742.webp?v=1789132311"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/dixie-boyle.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}