Lost Treasures on the Old Spanish Trail

by George A. Thompson

The Old Spanish Trail was a pathway with but one purpose: to lead followers to the legendary land of Cibola and its immeasurable treasures of silver and gold. Lost Treasures of the Spanish Trail takes readers through the history of the trail and its surrounding lands, from the arrival of Spanish conquistadors and the treasures of Montezuma, through its expansion northward, to the traces of the trail that can still be found today, worn deeply into soft sandstone, perhaps still leading to the hidden treasures that inspire legends.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0914740318
• ISBN13: 9780914740315
• Release Date: February 1987
• Publisher: Western Epics
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

An excellent read-full of history & tales of lost treasure.

The book was thoroughly enjoyable as the author takes the reader through more than 3 centuries of history in the American Southwest from the first Spanish conquistadors to the American settlers. Tales of lost mines and treasures fill the pages. Of particular interest is the magnitude of early explorations of the southwest from the early 1500's to the 1800's. For anyone interested in the history of the southwest and of lost mines and treasure, this book is a must read. This reader's interest was certainly piqued and I will undoubtedly seek out more information about this gripping period of history.