American trails

Describes the development and use of many of the major trails established by Spanish soldiers, traders, and priests in Mexico, the Southwest, and Florida between the 1500s and the 1800s.

Describes the history and customs of life along the American cattle trails.

Traces the building of roads in the eastern part of the United States from the time of the earliest colonists to the 1850s.

Describes the hardships and accomplishments of the different groups who established the various trails used to travel westward across the United States in the mid-1800s.