Lincoln County Tells its Story

What is it really like to live or have lived in Lincoln County, New Mexico?

There was much more to Lincoln County than just Billy the Kid. What about all the other people who called Lincoln County their home? What were their stories? From the hardships to the happiest, the many stories within this collection share their lives. You may not have known them, but reading their experiences will surely identify some of their greatest moments.

Imagine coming to the desert southwest by wagon train under the influence of weather and terrain challenges...

Imagine a father's life of mining at White Oaks, or a mother's routine of raising babies and fending for their food in the wilderness...

Imagine being around the gun slinging gentlemen merchants of Lincoln... or taking care of the sick or lame at Fort Stanton...

and for a privileged few- becoming a representative, or governor, or sheriff... whose life became legacy.

This book reveres the lives of Lincoln County, New Mexico residents as told within 400 stories and over 850 photographs by those who have longed for historic preservation and for those who hold close to the past as they remain part of the present.

Soft back, 482 pages