Trails of Historic New Mexico: Routes Used by Indian, Spanish and American Travelers through 1886

by Hunt Janin and Ursula B. Carlson

This is a survey of the major historic trails of New Mexico and other parts of the American Southwest. These trails were used by Indians, prospectors, soldiers, buffalo hunters, immigrants, and cattle and sheep drovers, and, unlike other, more famous Western trails, were used as a network of two-way trade routes instead of one-way avenues for westward migration. Introductory chapters highlight prehistoric Indian trails, Spanish exploration, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786440104
• ISBN13: 9780786440108
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher