Crossings : women on the Santa Fe Trail /

"The Santa Fe Trail has a special allure in southwestern history-it was a road of lucrative commerce, military expansion, and great adventure. Because these themes are connected with the Santa Fe Trail in the American imagination, however, the trail is not often associated with stories of women...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Levine, Frances (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2024]
Subjects:	Women > Santa Fe National Historic Trail > Biography. Women > Santa Fe National Historic Trail > History. Santa Fe National Historic Trail > History. Santa Fe (N.M.) > History. Saint Louis (Mo.) > History. New Mexico > Commerce > United States. United States > Commerce > New Mexico. United States > Territorial expansion. Santa Fe National Historic Trail > Histoire. États-Unis > Expansion territoriale. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.

Table of Contents:

Bartering women : captives, commodities and traders
On the Trail of Carmel Benavides Robidoux
Schoolgirls on the trail : Adaline, Marian and Francisca
Seeking health on a Strenuous Trail
Unequal companions : African American women on the Santa Fe Trail
The end of the trail
Conclusion: The legacy of the Santa Fe Trail.