The Santa Fe Trail extended from the American settlements in westernmost Missouri to the Mexican town of Santa Fe in present-day New Mexico. Its path followed some of the wildest, most desolate yet beautiful country in America.A spirited and graphic account of life along the Santa Fe Trail, this book includes the history of the land before the famous trail, the lure of Santa Fe, the dangers of surveying and traveling, the cattle drives and the people who trailed west, the Indians, the army, the women, the railroad, and the freighters during its long and useful l
- ISBN10 1556224621
- ISBN13 9781556224621
- Publish Date 31 March 1996
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 21 September 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 191
- Language English