The Great New Mexican Pecos Flood and the Loss of History's Finest

The Great New Mexican Pecos Flood and the Loss of History's Finest

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Before I was out in New Mexico with Drew G.  some years ago, researching the places I wrote about in my Bandita and Billy the Kid series, I knew of the never-ending, major disagreement over the resting place of Billy the Kid (in Sumner [Brushy Bill rubbish not ncluded]), with more than a few believing Billy's bones were washed out and away throughout the desert in1904 during the Pecos flood.

This would have been amazing poetic justice; a fitting, ironic scenario, if you were to ask me.

So... this is an oft and old argument, but:

With the contention that the graves (bodies) in Ft. Sumner were washed away during the great  Pecos flood of 1904 being an unfortunate common belief, it was not, in fact. the graves that were washed away, but the wooden headstones. This is the reason we can't say, with a degree of certainty, where Billy"s body is located, though by the map I'm providing. It gives us a good idea.

So....  to be clear. Billy is still buried in Sumner, just not where his (and Bowdre and O'Folilard's) modern marker is.

Billy is most likely to the right of the entrance, according to Chas. W. Dudrow's map.

Anna Karenina Short and Sweet

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Anna Karenina [Leo Tolstoy]  was first #published serially(1875-77) in a Russian #journal before being published in #book format in 1878.

The first sentence of A.K. is: “All happy #families resemble each other; each unhappy #family is unhappy in its own way". This sentence is often quoted, but just as often, misunderstood. It means that each unhappy family is missing one or more of the elements that make a truly happy family, i.e., love, good health, family...

Anna Karenina is unhappy in her marriage to Count Alexei Karenin, as he does not / can not satisfy her emotionally, driving the once #virtuous matriarch into the arms of Count Aleksey Vronsky, where Anna finally finds emotional comfort and solace.

Ultimately, however, this consolation is short-lived, as Anna's passions are far too profound and great even for Vronsky, who is frivolous with his care, despite truly loving Anna.

Both characters are doomed, as they must pay for their sins against morality. Vronsky charges into a suicide mission by book's end upon learning of Anna's death.

Anna kills herself upon the understanding that she will always feel trapped and unhappy, unable to live the unbridled life she wants due to the society of her time. Divorcing Count Karenin seems a viable solution, releasing her to the passionate embrace of her lover, Count Vronsky, but this happiness is marred by the fact that Anna's contemporary society has cast her out due to her impetuous behavior. She will never be allowed true happiness.

Adding to Anna's doom was Tolstoy's own administered punishment of his female protagonist for the sin of abandoning her son.

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Anna Karenina Short and Sweet

Visit my website for novel availability

Anna Karenina [Leo Tolstoy]  was first #published serially(1875-77) in a Russian #journal before being published in #book format in 1878.

The first sentence of A.K. is: “All happy #families resemble each other; each unhappy #family is unhappy in its own way". This sentence is often quoted, but just as often, misunderstood. It means that each unhappy family is missing one or more of the elements that make a truly happy family, i.e., love, good health, family...

Anna Karenina is unhappy in her marriage to Count Alexei Karenin, as he does not / can not satisfy her emotionally, driving the once #virtuous matriarch into the arms of Count Aleksey Vronsky, where Anna finally finds emotional comfort and solace.

Ultimately, however, this consolation is short-lived, as Anna's passions are far too profound and great even for Vronsky, who is frivolous with his care, despite truly loving Anna.

Both characters are doomed, as they must pay for their sins against morality. Vronsky charges into a suicide mission by book's end upon learning of Anna's death.

Anna kills herself upon the understanding that she will always feel trapped and unhappy, unable to live the unbridled life she wants due to the society of her time. Divorcing Count Karenin seems a viable solution, releasing her to the passionate embrace of her lover, Count Vronsky, but this happiness is marred by the fact that Anna's contemporary society has cast her out due to her impetuous behavior. She will never be allowed true happiness.

Adding to Anna's doom was Tolstoy's own administered punishment of his female protagonist for the sin of abandoning her son.

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#books #literature #tolstoy  #russianliterature #greatliterature #writingcommunity #writers #writing #amwriting #authors #authorshelpingauthors #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #poetrycommunity #poets #poems #readers #reading #readers #amreading #readersofinstagram #readersareleaders #readerswanted 📖 📚🔖📕🕯✒✏🖋📚📙📒