Arturo Peralta-Ramos, Nita Murphy, Judith Nasse, and Art Bachrach at the Millicent Rogers Museum
Art Bachrach founded Moby Dickens Bookshop over 25 years ago and became good
chums with Paul Peralta-Ramos, Millicent’s youngest son who also had owned a
bookshop in New York City. He then developed a close friendship with
Arturo Peralta-Ramos, Millicent’s middle son, and they spent hours telling one
another stories, not only about Millicent, but also about their vast world’s
experiences. Nita Murphy and Judith Nasse were brought into their many meetings
in Art’s and Arturo’s homes, the bookshop, and at the Trading Post CafĂ© to listen
to and write the stories. Nita did amazing research into unknown, even to
Arturo’s knowledge, facts about Millicent’s life, especially about her and her
son’s love for racing cars and her espionage work in World War II. Judith
faithfully recorded the stories and helped Art organize them into a coherent
form after he could no longer see. Sadly Art passed away a year ago, so this
book is a tribute to him as well as to the remarkable Millicent. Nita is the Librarian
at Southwest Research Center-UNM-Taos.
Judith is a writer and artist.
You Tube Videos from our reading at Moby Dickens:
You Tube readings Part 1 at Moby Dickens
You Tube readings Part 2 at Moby Dickens
You Tube readings Part 3 at Moby Dickens
Our especial gratitude to Lesley Cox of Feel Design Associates for her stunning, elegant design of the book. We'd like to think that Millicent would approve.
You Tube Videos from our reading at Moby Dickens:
You Tube readings Part 1 at Moby Dickens
You Tube readings Part 2 at Moby Dickens
You Tube readings Part 3 at Moby Dickens
Our especial gratitude to Lesley Cox of Feel Design Associates for her stunning, elegant design of the book. We'd like to think that Millicent would approve.
The book is published by ABQ press, Judith Van Gieson, publisher, www.ABQpress.com
Books can be ordered through Moby Dickens website www.mobydickens.com or call them at 575-758-3050 to reserve your copy, ABQ press, and will be available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.
Please support your local independent book store.
Contact Information
- Contact Judith at nasse.judith@gmail.com for further information or to book a signing.
- Or contact Nita Murphy at nitam@q.com
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