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The Santa Fe Trail : its history, legends, and lore /

A prize-winning historian of the Old West brings to life the people who laid down the Santa Fe Trail and opened commerce with Spanish America. He uses first-hand accounts and contemporary records to give us a vivid recreation of a time and place crucial to America's westward expansion.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dary, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2012]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. From Conquest to de Oñate, 1492â#x80;#x93;1610; 2. The Attraction of Santa Fe, 1610â#x80;#x93;1762; 3. Trails to Santa Fe, 1762â#x80;#x93;1807; 4. Destination Santa Fe, 1807â#x80;#x93;1822; 5. The Santa Fe Trail, 1822â#x80;#x93;1825; 6. Surveying the Road to Santa Fe, 1825â#x80;#x93;1827; 7. The Business of Trade, 1821â#x80;#x93;1829; 8. The Growth of Trade, 1830â#x80;#x93;1835; 9. Over the Trail, 1835â#x80;#x93;1840; 10. Years of Change, 1840â#x80;#x93;1845; 11. The Mexican War and the Santa Fe Trade, 1846â#x80;#x93;1848; 12. Forts, Emigrants, and Freighting, 1849â#x80;#x93;1852
  • 13. New Tensions and Trade, 1853â#x80;#x93;186014. The Civil War, 1861â#x80;#x93;1865; 15. The Slow Death of the Trail, 1866â#x80;#x93;1880; 16. The Legacy of the Trail, 1880â#x80;#x93;2000; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover