Documentary History of the Rio Grande Pueblos of New Mexico; I. Bibliographic Introduction Papers of the School of American Archaeology, No. 13

** "Documentary History of the Rio Grande Pueblos of New Mexico; I. Bibliographic Introduction" by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier is a detailed historical investigation into the Rio Grande Pueblos of New Mexico, researched and written in the early 1900s. The book carefully looks at original historical records to explore pivotal events affecting these Native American groups but acknowledges the potential viewpoints and constraints found in historical documentation. This book is about how the author performed his research and the methods used to create a historical story focused on the Rio Grande Pueblos. Author emphasizes how important it is to grasp the cultural and language-related backgrounds found in the original documents. The book looks at accounts from explorers, missionaries, and settlers. Bandelier points out how these different understandings change how we see Pueblo history. He also explores issues in interpreting documents because of changing language. The goal of his work is to begin to build an information-based foundation for following researchers, encouraging everyone to explore the deep but sometimes scattered history of the native people of New Mexico. **