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Books about Hobbs
and Lea County
There have been a number of excellent books published about Lea County and the cities and towns that lie within its borders. Many of these are still in print while others may require some searching to find copies.
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Hobbs and Lea County
by Max A. Clampitt A resident of Hobbs since 1937, author and Lea County historian Max A. Clampitt was employed by the Hobbs Post Office for 28 years and, in 1972, was elected to the Hobbs City Commission, serving for 20 years as a city commissioner and mayor. Currently he writes for the Hobbs News-Sun. In this book, Clampitt showcases nearly 200 photographs—some dating back as far as the 1890s—from his extensive personal collection, which documents the colorful history of Hobbs and of Lea County. 128 pages, published by Arcadia Publishing. Copies may be obtained from: |
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The Lea
County Museum Press has published several books on the area and has
them available at the Lea County Museum at 103 S. Love in Lovington,
New Mexico. You may also find copies available at the Center for
the Arts at 122 West Broadway in Hobbs.
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The Grandma Hobbs Affair Remembering The Love Affair Between a Little Old Lady and Her City by Joe Byers I was born in Hobbs, New Mexico, when it
consisted of only a school, a store and a few widely separated
homesteads; so I have a child's recollection of the periods both
before and after the discovery of oil. This narrative is about my
grandmother, Frances Mooring Hobbs, and it comes from personal memories
and from stories related by my mother, Minnie Hobbs Byers, and by other
relatives and friends, most now deceased.
-Joe Byers
Published 2007 - 65 pages, illustratedAvailable from: Lea County Museum 103 S. Love Lovington, NM 88260 (575) 396-4805 |
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Death, and the Plains Historical Narratives of Lea County Edited by Peter Mladinic and Joe Byers This publication of the Lea County Museum
Press contains stories and remembrances about Lea County from Eve Ball,
Hazel Berry, Bob Beverly, Walter Beverly, Anemone Binkley, Uyless
Black, Roy Butler, Minnie Hobbs Byers, Max Clampitt, A.G. Garner, Jim
Harris, Ella Belle Holeman, Mildred Jones, Mettie Jordan, Lucille
"Lucy" Lister, Virginia Lea Scoggin McCaw, David L. Minton, Eugene H.
Price, May Price Mosley, Wade Shipley, Fay McClure Steele, Charlie
Trimble, Thelma A. Webber, V.H. Whitlock, WPA Writers and Bess Yearwood.
Published 2007 - 230 pages |
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Lost in Lea Southeast New Mexico Poems by Peter Mladinic These poems of Peter Mladinic lay their fingers on the pulse of Lea County, past and present. Whether he is pondering the gravestones of past inhabitants, or wondering about present friends and neighbors, Mladinic is in tune with and an integral part of the history that surrounds him. As a poet who recognizes himself a vital part of where he is, his poems "light a match in the dark/ and spot on the map of grief the spot/ where two rivers converge." -Glen Sorestad
Published 2008 - 61 pages
Available from: Lea County Museum 103 S. Love Lovington, NM 88260 (575) 396-4805 |
| Lovington Survivor on the High Plains by Gil Hinshaw Here is a book for anyone interested in taking the pulse of small-town America. In Lovington: Survivor on the High Plains, a reader can hear the heartbeat of the country in the story of this small prairie community in southeastern New Mexico. The sections on the area's world champion cowboys are worth the price of the book. -Max Evans
(Author of The Rounders, The High Lo Country and Madame Millie) Published 2007 - 175 pages, illustrated Available from: Lea County Museum 103 S. Love Lovington, NM 88260 (575) 396-4805 |
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Eagles
Once Soared by Larry W. White, DDS, MSD Longtime Hobbsan Dr. Larry White authors a short memoir of a high school football program’s growth and maturation under the leadership of an extraordinary coach in Hobbs, New Mexico. White shares the philosophies and strategies that brought football to life in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Eagles Once Soared tells the story of how young men not only learned football fundamentals that earned them success on the gridiron, but also captured some ideas and life principles that would sustain and nourish their lives long after they hung up their cleats. A book for all who strive to live life to the fullest potential, Dr. White eloquently conveys the story of character building, motivation and perseverance. Published 2008 Available from: Larry White, DDS, MSD 8018 Glen Albens Circle Dallas, TX 75225 (214) 363-5447 (Click to visit website and purchase) |
Lea County Museum, CLICK HERE.
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