Coronado's Land: Essays on Daily Life in Colonial New MexicoAt last available in paperback, the twenty five essays collected here re create everyday activities of the Hispanic people of colonial northern New Mexico. What people wore, when they shopped, how they amused themselves these are but a few of the commonplace activities considered here. In reconstructing the daily routines of domestic life and work habits Simmons captures the precariousness of lives threatened by drought, crop failure, Apache raids,