Bound for Santa Fe

by Hyslop, Stephen G.

• ISBN13: 9780806133898
• ISBN10: 0806133899
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

Draws on eyewitness accounts to tell the story of the fabled Santa Fe Trail For nearly half a century, the Santa Fe Trail served as an avenue of exchange, where transactions ranged from friendly give-and-take to guarded trade to lethal attempts to settle scores. In 1846, the trail became the means for American seizure of Mexican territory--yet the economic and cultural exchanges continued even in the midst of war. In Bound for Santa Fe, Stephen G. Hyslop draws on eyewitness accounts to retrace the journey from Missouri to New Mexico, weaving together nearly one hundred accounts by scores of people who traveled the trail.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
The Santa Fe Trail as an Avenue of Exchange (1806-1848)	p. 1
The Ambiguous Venture of Zebulon Pike (1806-1807)	p. 3
Many Nations to Contend With (1808-1821)	p. 21
Foundations of the Trade (1821-1829)	p. 33
Authors on the Trail (1829-1848)	p. 52
The Road to New Mexico (1821-1846)	p. 81
Embarking from St. Louis	p. 83
Franklin: Cradle of the Trade	p. 99
The Lure of Independence	p. 111
Rendezvous at Council Grove	p. 130
Into Buffalo Country	p. 148
Conflict at the Crossing	p. 162
Out along the Cimarron	p. 181
Bent's Fort and Beyond	p. 192
Coming into New Mexico	p. 229
Accommodation in the Marketplace	p. 255
Paths to Conflict	p. 275
The American Conquest (1846-1848)	p. 303
Gathering at Bent's Fort	p. 305
A Bloodless Bid for Santa Fe	p. 325
The Travails of Occupation	p. 343
Reckoning by the Rio Grande	p. 370
Uprising at Taos	p. 381
Descent to Chihuahua	p. 404
Costs and Consequences	p. 424
Notes	p. 437
Bibliography	p. 481
Index	p. 494
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