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The Santa Fe Trail in Missouri /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barile, Mary
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2010]
Series:Missouri heritage readers.
Subjects:
Missouri > History, Local > 19th century.
Santa Fe National Historic Trail > History, Local.
Frontier and pioneer life > Missouri.
Pioneers > Missouri > Biography.
Readers for new literates.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: from civilization to sundown: the Santa Fe Trail begins
  • The Missouri frontier: "to the Boonslick, to be sure!"
  • "As far as we wish to go": William Becknell leads the way
  • Life on the trail
  • Wagons and merchandise on the Missouri Trail
  • The f-a-r w-e-s-t: Missouri Trail towns
  • Conclusion: the end of the trail.