Trails of historic New Mexico
Subtitle: routes used by Indian, Spanish and American travelers through 1886
By: Hunt Janin and Ursula Carlson.
Contributors: Carlson, Ursula, 1943-
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786440108
Subjects: Trails -- New Mexico -- History; Trade routes -- New Mexico -- History; New Mexico -- History, Local
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Prehistoric Indian trails and trade; title: Highlights of Spanish exploration, settlement, and inspection in the Southwest; title: The royal road : el camino real de tierra adentro; title: The old Spanish trail; title: The Santa Fe trail; title: Military and cultural perspectives on the Mexican-American War; title: The Butterfield overland mail route; title: The Civil War in New Mexico; title: The long walk of the Navajos; title: The Goodnight-Loving trail; title: Steel trails for the iron horse; title: The southern trails; title: Historic trails, trade, and travels today.