{"product_id":"pas-por-aqu-and-the-desire-of-the-moth-two-classic-novels-of-new-mexico","title":"Pas Por Aqu And The Desire Of The Moth: Two Classic Novels Of New Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003eEugene Manlove Rhodes, Who Coined New MexicoS Official State Nickname The Land Of Enchantment, Was A Superlative Writer Of Fiction In The Southwest During The Early Twentieth Century. This New Annotated Edition Of Two Of His Best Novels Provides The Ideal Introduction To This Unjustly Neglected Writer.A RealLife Cowboy, Rancher, Miner, And Army Scout For TwentyFive Years Before Launching His Literary Career, Eugene Manlove Rhodes Depicted The Times And Terrain Of Southern New Mexico In Popular Fiction Hailed For Its Realism. He Elevated The Western Novel To A Literary Art Form.Rhodes Is Best Remembered Today For The Brief Novel That Is Generally Considered His Masterpiece, Pas Por Aqu. Inspired By The 1905 Robbery Of The First National Bank Of Beln, RhodesS Story Follows Bank Robber Ross Mcewen As He Is Pursued Across The Deadly Wasteland Of The Infamous Jornada Del Muerto By A Posse Led By Legendary New Mexican Lawman Pat Garrett.Like Pas Por Aqu, The Desire Of The Moth Offers A Revisionist Western Featuring A Hero On The Lam From The LawBut In This Story, Largely Set Around Las Cruces, New Mexico, The Alleged Criminal Is Actually An Innocent Man Targeted For Lynching By His Political Opponents.This New Annotated Edition Of Two Of RhodesS BestLoved Stories Includes An Introductory Essay And Notes By Critic Gary Scharnhorst Along With A Map Of Gene RhodesS New Mexico Showing Important Sites Mentioned In The Stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47957099184373,"sku":"DADAX082636957X","price":23.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81cHijz1_eL.jpg?v=1775548606","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/pas-por-aqu-and-the-desire-of-the-moth-two-classic-novels-of-new-mexico","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}