Our Top Book & Video Picks
To learn more, read some of our favorite books about the area or watch movies filmed in the area:
Geology
Abiquiu: Geologic History, by Kirt Kempter *available for purchase and pick-up now at The Grand Hacienda Mercado!
The Rio Chama: A River Guide to the Geology and Landscapes by Paul Bauer *available for purchase and pick-up now at The Grand Hacienda Mercado!
Valles Caldera National Preserve: Geologic History of the Southwest's Youngest Caldera, by Kirt Kempter and Dick Huelster
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southwestern States
Abiquiu Area and Stories
Valley of Shining Stone: The Story of Abiquiu by Lesley Poling-Kempes *available for purchase and pick-up now at The Grand Hacienda Mercado!
Ghostranch, by Lesley Poling-Kempes *available for purchase and pick-up now at The Grand Hacienda Mercado!
Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby, by Craig Varjabedian
Ladies of the Canyon by Lesley Poling-Kempes *available for purchase and pick-up now at The Grand Hacienda Mercado!
The Witches of Abiquiu, by Malcolm Ebright and Rick Hendricks *available for purchase and pick-up now at The Grand Hacienda Mercado!
Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya
Ladies of the Canyons: A League of Extraordinary Women and Their Adventures in the American Southwest by Lesley Poling-Kempes *available for purchase and pick-up now at The Grand Hacienda Mercado!
The Harvey Girls by Lesley Poling-Kempes *available for purchase and pick-up now at The Grand Hacienda Mercado!
Rio Arriba, A New Mexico County by Torrez and Trapp
The Pueblo Revolt: The Secret Rebellion That Drove the Spaniards Out of the Southwest,
by David Roberts
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Houses: Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu by Harry N. Abrams
Georgia O’Keeffe and New Mexico: A Sense of Place by Princeton University Press
O’Keeffe at Abiquiu, by Harry N. Abrams
Remembering Ms. O'Keeffe: Stories from Abiquiu
by Margaret Wood
Los Alamos Area and History
Valles Caldera: A Vision for New Mexico's National Preserve, by William Debuys and Don Usner.
109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos, by Jennent Conant
The Wives of Los Alamos, by TaraShae Nesbit
Native American Pottery
Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery by Rick Dillingham
Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni by Taylor Trade Publishing
Native American Pottery and Symbols
Films Produced in Abiquiu or about the Area - DVDs
Walker Texas Ranger, complete collection
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Georgia O'Keeffe (Lifetime)
Breaking Bad - the complete series
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