Trails of historic New Mexico : routes used by Indian, Spanish and American travelers through 1886 / Hunt Janin and Ursula Carlson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janin, Hunt, 1940-

Contributor:

Carlson, Ursula, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trails--New Mexico--History.

Trails.

Trade routes--New Mexico--History.

Trade routes.

Local history.

History.

New Mexico--History, Local.

New Mexico.

Physical Description:

viii, 223 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2010]

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786440108

0786440104

OCLC:

423588052