Mayordomo - chronicle of an acequia in northern New Mexico
by Crawford, Stanley
pub. by University of New Mexico Press 1988 isbn 0-826309992
231p. - - history
A delightful non-fiction book which won a Western Writers Award. The
writer was elected to the office of mayordomo or ditch master of an
acequia or irrigation ditch in northern New Mexico. This book describes
the cycle of 1 year as a mayordomo. (ditchmaster). It is filled with
humanity and insight on how ancient democratic structures function in a
rural enviornment. - It is a very good read.
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