Nick Pappas
This list will be updated as new events are confirmed. So much for the temporary lull in presentations and book-signings for Crosses of Iron. Here is what’s coming up: April 25-27: New Mexico History Conference, Historical Society of New Mexico, Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque, 1000 Woodward Place NE, Albuquerque, NM. I will be speaking Friday…
Read MoreTwo years ago, while making revisions to my manuscript, I remember receiving a marketing questionnaire from a University of New Mexico Press publicist, seeking my input on marketing my upcoming book, Crosses of Iron. Among the questions: “Do you know of any awards for which your book qualifies that should be considered for submission? Please…
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Even in today’s uncertain times, there are certain things you can count on: The sun will rise in the East. Thanksgiving will fall on a Thursday. And, if it’s an even year, Dawson folks will come together for another reunion. So it came as no surprise to learn last week that the Dawson New Mexico…
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A funny thing happened a few weeks ago when I attended a book-signing event for a former Albuquerque Journal colleague. I was invited to do one of my own. On Feb. 17, I drove to the Martha Liebert Public Library in Bernalillo, New Mexico, to show my support for Rosalie Rayburn, whom I met during…
Read MoreDavid Caffey is no stranger to Dawson, New Mexico, having worked for a time as a chief ranger for the Philmont Scout Ranch in nearby Cimarron. That’s why I’m particularly grateful for his review of Crosses of Iron that appeared last month in High Country, the bimonthly magazine of the Philmont Staff Association. Coincidentally, I mentioned…
Read MoreTwo days after Christmas, I received an email from Jim Frost, editor of the New Mexico Genealogist, notifying me that his review of Crosses of Iron was published in the December issue of the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s quarterly journal. I got to know Jim as a colleague during my time at the Albuquerque Journal. He…
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Dawson Cemetery visitors will notice something different as they approach the historic burial ground this year. The mailbox that used to contain a notebook for visitors to record their impressions has been replaced by a more decorative memorial box designed and constructed by two New Mexico men with Denver roots. Philip Cavos Jr., a welder…
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I’d like to express my appreciation to Deborah Kalb for featuring my interview about Crosses of Iron on her book blog last week. Kalb, a former Washington journalist and author in her own right, has published “Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb” since 2012. My Q&A can be found here.
Read MoreI’d like to thank host Russell Contreras and the staff at New Mexico PBS station KNME-TV for inviting me to talk about my new book, Crosses of Iron: The Tragic History of Dawson, New Mexico, and Its Twin Mining Disasters. The interview aired Dec. 8 on the station’s New Mexico in Focus program. Both the…
Read MoreWhen I started work on Crosses of Iron four years ago, one of my biggest fears was that one or more of the people I would come to know might not be with us by the time the book came out. That wasn’t me being paranoid. It was a realization that many of the people I…
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