Turn Left at the Sleeping Dog - by John Pen La Farge (Paperback)

About the Book

The interviews collected in this book preserve the old Santa Fe, the one people are still looking for. The interviewees represent a cross-section of Santa Fe during the best of times: native Santa Feans, both Spanish American and Anglo, artists, immigrants, those who came by accident, those who came intending to stay, those who fought to preserve the older cultures' traditions and values.

Book Synopsis

The interviews collected in this book preserve the old Santa Fe, the one people are still looking for. The interviewees represent a cross-section of Santa Fe during the best of times: native Santa Feans, both Spanish American and Anglo, artists, immigrants, those who came by accident, those who came intending to stay, those who fought to preserve the older cultures' traditions and values.

Review Quotes

In your ongoing effort to hear as many Santa Fe voices as possible, read La Farge's always engaging 2001 collection of oral histories, Turn Left at the Sleeping Dog. Reading through the recollections of twenty-four townies, including La Farge's father Oliver, the artist Jerry West, the priest and writer Fray Angélico Chávez, state historian Myra Ellen Jenkins, and journalist Calla Hay, you may find yourself mourning a Santa Fe you never quite knew.--Molly Boyle, Santa Fe Reporter