NMLP P-015768 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04
The Milagro Beanfield War
John Nichols · Holt, Rinehart and Winston (New York) · 1974
US Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1974) is the true first—the opening volume of Nichols's New Mexico trilogy (with The Magic Journey and The Nirvana Blues). Signed copies are sought; the 1988 Redford film drove later printings/tie-ins.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-015768 for "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-015768, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).