The Santa Fe Trail: Its History, Legends, and Lore - Softcover

Dary, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0700618708 ISBN 13: 9780700618705

Publisher: University Press of Kansas, 2012

Synopsis

“The famous trail of romantic western lore was established in about 1610 by Spanish settlers of Mexico who had explored western and southern regions of North America long before the French and English arrived. Stretching 900 miles from its origin in Santa Fe through present-day Colorado and Kansas, the trail, originally a combination of many old paths worn down by buffalo, ends in Franklin, Missouri. Enterprising Americans from the east soon discovered that the Spanish of Santa Fe and the nearby Indians had many material needs that they could supply very profitably. Thus the Santa Fe Trail came to be known as a key commercial link to the west. Dary, a leading historian of the Old West, draws on original newspaper stories, letters, diaries, books, and expedition records to re-create the adventures of many tough and colorful people who endured a journey that might take more than two months, if they were lucky enough to survive severe hardship, bad weather, broken axles, and marauding tribes.”—Publishers Weekly

About this title

About the Author

David Dary is the recipient of a Cowboy Hall of Fame Wrangler Award, two Western Writers of America Spur Awards, the Westerners International Best Nonfiction Book Award, and the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement from the Western Writers of America. His many books include Cowboy Culture, True Tales of the Prairies and Plains, True Tales of Old-Time Kansas, More True Tales of Old-Time Kansas, Entrepreneurs of the Old West, and Seeking Pleasure in the Old West.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0700618708
• ISBN 13: 9780700618705
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 382