| Description |
xiv, 368 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-354) and index. |
| Contents |
1. From conquest to de Oņate, 1492-1610 -- 2. Attraction of Santa Fe, 1610-1762 -- 3. Trails to Santa Fe, 1762-1807 -- 4. Destination Santa Fe, 1807-1822 -- 5. Santa Fe Trail, 1822-1825 -- 6. Surveying the road to Santa Fe, 1825-1827 -- 7. Business of trade, 1821-1829 -- 8. Growth of trade, 1830-1835 -- 9. Over the Trail, 1835-1840 -- 10. Years of change, 1840-1845 -- 11. Mexican War and the Santa Fe trade, 1846-1848 -- 12. Forts, emigrants, and freighting, 1849-1852 -- 13. New tensions and trade, 1853-1860 -- 14. Civil War, 1861-1865 -- 15. Slow death of the Trail, 1866-1880 -- 16. Legacy of the Trail, 1880-2000. |
| Subject |
Santa Fe National Historic Trail -- History.
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| ISBN |
0142000582 (pbk.) |
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