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From 1610, when the Spanish founded the city of Santa Fe, to the 1860s, when the railroad brought unprecedented changes: here is the full, fascinating story of the great Santa Fe Trail which ran between Missouri and Kansas and New Mexico -- a lifeline to and from the Southwest for more than two centuries.<p>Drawing from letters, journals, expedition reports, business records, and newspaper stories, David Dary -- one of our foremost historians of the Old West -- brings to life the people who laid down the trail and opened commerce with Spanish America: Native Americans and mountain men, traders, trappers, and freighters, surveyors and soldiers, men and women of many different nationalities. Their firsthand accounts let us experience up close the spectacular scenery; the details of camping out in both friendly and hostile Indian territory; the constant danger from natural disasters or sudden attack; the hardworking, often maverick men who were employed on the wagon trains; the pleasures and entertainments at the southern end of the journey.</p><p>The book makes clear how in the early years trade started and stopped at the whim of the Spanish, and how the trail finally grew and prospe

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Author

David Dary

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780375403613

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

3.71 / 5 (32 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14