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This preoccupation with the afterlife, occult forces and unearthly beings existing outside the natural world led to early witch trials, stories about saintly apparitions and strange encounters with spirits and haunted places. New Mexican author Ray John de Aragón explores the time-honored tradition of frightening folklore in the Land of Enchantment in this intriguing collection of tales that crosses cultures in the dark corners of the southwestern night.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367560118495,"sku":"9781609495725","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/eCHAjRM-9781609495725.webp?v=1789109815"},{"product_id":"new-mexicos-stolen-lands-a-history-of-racism-fraud-deceit-paperback","title":"New Mexico's Stolen Lands: A History of Racism, Fraud \u0026 Deceit - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaced with decades of land theft, New Mexicans seek justice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo guaranteed previous Spanish and Mexican land grants, as well as rights for Native Americans to their ancestral homelands. 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