Enchanting Stories of New Mexico - What it was like living in New Mexico in 1912

About this episode

The episode explores life in Southern New Mexico in 1912, highlighting the differences from today and the enchanting nature of the region.

Whether you were rich or poor living in Southern New Mexico in 1912, it was very different to today in areas including red and green chile. Let’s explore the way life was 114 years ago here in the Land of Enchantment. In fact, that was when the slogan Land of Enchantment was written but there was more to it so New Mexico must have been enchanting even back then. Love this Podcast? Check out our website at The Fresh Chile Company. Also, check us out on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Swickard, Ph.D.

Topics covered

• history
• New Mexico
• life in 1912
• culture
• chile

Keywords

• New Mexico
• 1912
• chile
• history
• culture
• Land of Enchantment

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Land of Enchantment

Places: New Mexico

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