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Translating Property: The Maxwell Land Grant And The Conflict Over Land In The American West, 18401900-used Charles B Joel BlanchardAlthough Mexico Lost Its Northern Territories To The United States In 1848, Battles Over Property Rights And Ownership Have Remained Intense. This Turbulent, Vividly Narrated Story Of The Maxwell Land Grant, A Single Tract Of 1. 7 Million Acres In Northeastern New Mexico, Shows How Contending Groups Reinterpret The Meaning Of Property To Uphold Their Conflicting Claims To Land. The Southwest Has Been And Continues To Be The Scene Of A Collision