Ursula Carlson, Hunt Janin

Trails of Historic New Mexico

Routes Used by Indian, Spanish and American Travelers through 1886

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a survey of the major historic trails of New Mexico and other parts of the American Southwest. These trails were used by Indians, prospectors, soldiers, buffalo hunters, immigrants, and cattle and sheep drovers, and, unlike other, more famous Western trails, were used as a network of two-way trade routes instead of one-way avenues for westward migration. Introductory chapters highlight prehistoric Indian trails, Spanish exploration, and Pecos as a microcosm of the old Southwest. Each subsequent chapter covers an individual trail, describing its history and some of the people who used it. A chronology of New Mexico's history and trail system is included, as are maps of the most important trails.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 383g
• ISBN-13: 9780786440108
• ISBN-10: 0786440104
• Artikelnr.: 26571697

Autorenporträt

Hunt Janin is an American writer living in southwestern France. He has written numerous nonfiction and scholarly books on a range of subjects, including medieval history and cross-cultural studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
I. Prehistoric Indian Trails and Trade     
II. Highlights of Spanish Exploration, Settlement, and Inspection in the
Southwest     
III. The Royal Road: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro     
IV. The Old Spanish Trail     
V. The Santa Fe Trail     
VI. Military and Cultural Perspectives on the Mexican-American War     
VII. The Butterfield Overland Mail Route     
VIII. The Civil War in New Mexico     
IX. The Long Walk of the Navajos     
X. The Goodnight-Loving Trail     
XI. Steel Trails for the Iron Horse     
XII. The Southern Trails     
XIII. Historic Trails, Trade, and Travels Today     
Appendix 1. The Oñate Expedition: Excerpts from Historia de la Nueva México
by Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá     
Appendix 2. "$100,000 Worth of New Goods!" Arrive in Santa Fe     
Appendix 3. "From Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New
Mexico"     
Appendix 4. The Unique Jargon of the Mountain Men     
Appendix 5. A Fred Harvey Dinner Menu     
Appendix 6. Excerpts from Geronimo's Autobiography, My Life     
Chronology     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index