"This is a fun book for New Mexico's older folks . . . as well as a fine source book for the new generations. It is a must book for every lover of New Mexico history."—El Palacio
" . . . this modern forward-looking lady of the Llano, being a close observer, a patient listener and fully appreciative of her own rich heritage, has shown us life as seen from the early Hispanic New Mexico point of view . . . The chapters on the fiesta and chapels carry a peculiar flavor that could come only from Hispanic origin. Buffalo hunts, rodeos . . . and outlaw episodes make magic-like appearances as if mirages across the long vista of time."—Times Herald, Dallas, TX
" . . . from family records, church and state documents, and the stories of early-day Llano settlers, . . . Miss Cabeza de Baca has pieced together the history of the region, its people and their lives. It reads, not like a scholarly treatise, but like a collection of fondly remembered experiences by nostalgic old-timers, which it largely is. . . . the pictures evoked are sharp and dramatic. We Fed Them Cactus is an important and easy-to-read piece of genuine Southwest Americana."—The Daily Oklahoman
