The Place Names of New Mexico with author Robert Julyan

The names of New Mexico’s places-its towns, mountains, streams, lakes and much more are as interesting and colorful as the state itself: from Pie Town to Truth or Consequences to Tucumcari to the misspelled name of Albuquerque itself. Bob Julyan is an Albuquerque-based author & speaker specializing in New Mexico history and geography. He is the author of The Place Names of new Mexico, which describes the meanings and origins of New Mexico’s named places. In this lively and often humorous talk, he shares stories about these names and is always eager to answer questions. Bob is also the author of The Mountains of New Mexico, and his first novel, Sweeney, won the 2012 Tony Hillerman Award of the Arizona-New Mexico Book Association.