Matt Field on the Santa Fe Trail

Porter, Clyde and Mae (collected by); Sunder, John E. (edited by); Gardner, Mark L. (foreword by)

ISBN 10: 0806127163 / ISBN 13: 9780806127163

Published by University of Oklahoma, 1995

About this Item

Book is in excellent condition with cover showing the slightest signs of previous use, 1/2" tear top back cover, (taped). Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 322 pages b&w illustrations, maps. Keywords: Butchering, Buffalo, Picayune Articles, New Orleans, Buffalo Huntng, Pawnee Rock, American History.

Seller Inventory # 158453

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Matt Field on the Santa Fe Trail
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806127163
• ISBN 13: 9780806127163
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History

About this title

Synopsis

In 1839 a journalist for the New Orleans Picayune, Matthew C. Field, joined a company of merchants and tourists headed west on the Santa Fe Trail. Leaving Independence, Missouri, early in July "with a few wagons and a carefree spirit," Field recorded his vivid impressions of travel westward on the Santa Fe Trail and, on the return trip, eastward along the Cimarron Route. Written in verse in his journal and in eighty-five articles later published in the Picayune, Field’s observations offer the modern reader a unique glimpse of life in the settlements of Mexico and on the Santa Fe Trail.

About the Authors

Clyde Porter, noted student of Western Americana, assembled the material for Ruxton of the Rockies.

Mae Reed Porter, noted student of Western Americana, assembled the material for Ruxton of the Rockies.