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Dates: during 1932-1932
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Tales of treasure-hunting, of Tomacito, a New Mexican Thumbling, of drunken burros, spice the book. More sombre are the tales of disappearing Amerindian tribes and customs, but they are stoically told. The Zia Indians, in their decay, became so poverty-stricken, so skinny, that other Indians called them the "hungry ones." The "hungry ones" called back: "Fat Indians dance slowly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Old New Mexico | 6/13/1932 | See Source »

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