a hand-book for overland expeditions, with maps, illustrations, and itineraries of the principal routes between the Mississippi and the Pacific
Marcy, Randolph Barnes
1993
A reprint of the 1859 text which provides information and advice to pioneers bound for the western frontier. Includes a map, illustrations, and itineraries of the principal routes between the Mississippi and the Pacific.
Readers will learn why the Santa Fe Trail was created, how pioneers successfully journeyed across it, and why it was so important to the development of the United States.