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Trails of historic New Mexico : routes used by Indian, Spanish and American travelers through 1886

Title
Trails of historic New Mexico : routes used by Indian, Spanish and American travelers through 1886 / Hunt Janin and Ursula Carlson.
Author
Janin, Hunt, 1940-
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2010.

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Additional Authors
Carlson, Ursula, 1943-
Description
viii, 223 p. : maps; 23 cm.
Summary
"This is a survey of the major historic network of two-way trade routes of New Mexico and other parts of the American Southwest used by Indians, prospectors, soldiers, buffalo hunters, immigrants, and cattle and sheep drovers. A chronology of the history of these trails and maps of the most important trails are included"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Prehistoric Indian trails and trade -- Highlights of Spanish exploration, settlement, and inspection in the Southwest -- The royal road : el camino real de tierra adentro -- The old Spanish trail -- The Santa Fe trail -- Military and cultural perspectives on the Mexican-American War -- The Butterfield overland mail route -- The Civil War in New Mexico -- The long walk of the Navajos -- The Goodnight-Loving trail -- Steel trails for the iron horse -- The southern trails -- Historic trails, trade, and travels today.
Call Number
IWR10-1417
ISBN
  • 9780786440108 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786440104 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009040833
OCLC
YBP 2009040833
Author
Janin, Hunt, 1940-
Title
Trails of historic New Mexico : routes used by Indian, Spanish and American travelers through 1886 / Hunt Janin and Ursula Carlson.
Imprint
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Carlson, Ursula, 1943-
Research Call Number
IWR10-1417
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