The Road to Santa Fe: The Journal and Diaries of George Champlin Sibley; and Others Pertaining to the Surveying and Marking of a Road from the Missouri Frontier to the Settlements of New Mexico, 1825- - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826315674 ISBN 13: 9780826315670

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 1995

Synopsis

George Champlin Sibley surveyed the Santa Fe Trail under the auspices of the United States government between 1825 and 1827. As he and two other federal commissioners worked their way down the trail, they treated with Indian tribes and mapped the road. Long out of print and now available again, this volume collects portions of the journals, diaries, reports, and letters that record the history of that expedition.

Soon emerging as the survey leader, Sibley was the only commissioner to travel the entire length of the trail from the Missouri frontier to Santa Fe, New Mexico. His journal and diary express the voice of a prosaic dreamer and a practical federal official. Menacing horseflies and unpredictable weather, not Indian war parties, were the greatest cause of complaint by the commissioners.

Kate L. Gregg's skillful editing enhances the historical value of the journals and diaries of Sibley and his colleagues. Marc Simmons ably introduces the reader to the value of The Road to Santa Fe.

About this title

About the Author

Kate L. Gregg was a professor of literature and the custodian of the Sibley papers at Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri. Marc Simmons is a historian living in Cerrillos, New Mexico.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826315674
• ISBN 13: 9780826315670
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Sibley George Champlin, Gregg Kate L.