The Santa Fe Trail

by Dr Judy Alter

Published 1 September 1998
Presents a history of the trail that became an important commercial route to the southwestern United States during the 1800s.

Describes the exploration and mapping of the American West from prehistoric Indian maps through the geographical information gathered by the Spanish explorers, the expeditions of Lewis and Clark and Zebulon Pike, and the mapping done by the U.S. Army and the railroad companies.