Sante Fe Trail
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crutchfield, James A., PUBLISHER: Republic <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> Texas Press, <strong><strong>Thestrong>strong> Santa Fe Trail extended from <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> American settlements in westernmost Missouri to <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> Mexican town <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> Santa Fe in present-day New Mexico. Its path followed some <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> wildest, most desolate yet beautiful country in America. A spirited and graphic account <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> life along <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> Santa Fe Trail, this book includes <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> history <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> land before <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> famous trail, <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> lure <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> Santa Fe, <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> dangers <strong><strong>ofstrong>strong> surveying and traveling, <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> cattle drives and <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> people who trailed west, <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> Indians, <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> army, <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> women, <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> railroad, and <strong><strong>thestrong>strong> freighters during its long and useful l