Description
A History Lover’s Guide to Albuquerque is a new book (2019) from The History Press. The book goes beyond the traditional guidebook to offer a historical journal through an area rich with diverse cultures and their fascinating past. The journey through time starts with the settlement of Native Americans in pueblos along the Rio Grande through to the 1970s. The photo packed presentation provides insights to many of the historical events that occurred in Albuquerque.
Roger Zimmerman received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees from the University of Colorado. He taught Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado and New Mexico State University from 1959-1979. He was employed at Sandia National Laboratories from 1980 until his retirement in 2000 and then as a consultant until 2011. He is a past president of the Albuquerque Historical Society.