It Happened on the Santa Fe Trail

by Glassman, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780762745739
• ISBN10: 0762745738
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: TwoDot

Summary

Stretching from central Missouri to northern New Mexico, the Santa Fe trail was one of America's most historically important arteries, playing an essential role in opening up the West to settlement. From the first Spanish conquistadors to the discovery of "Boone's Lick;" from the Sand Creek Massacre to the man who popularized a cure for malaria, "It Happened on the Santa Fe Trail" takes some of most important episodes from the histories of Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, and popularizes them, making them fun and accessible to readers of all ages.

Author Biography

Steve Glassman has published two novels and a travel narrative following in the footsteps of the man who discovered the civilization of the ancient Maya. Many of his books are about Florida, where he lives.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vi
The Last Conquistador on the Sante Fe Trail, 1601	p. 1
Nathan Boone Discovers a Salt Spring, 1804	p. 9
An Aristocrat's Bad Luck, 1817	p. 15
Captain William Becknell Can't Find the Comanche, 1821	p. 19
Getting the Better of the White Man Again-and Again, 1825	p. 25
The Cimarron Desert Claims a Hero, 1831	p. 32
Old Bill Williams Makes the Trade of His Life, 1836	p. 37
A Noble Dies on the Santa Fe Trail, 1843	p. 43
Francis Parkman Visits Westport, 1846	p. 48
A Southern Lady in New Mexico, 1846	p. 55
Lewis Garrard and Fort Mann, 1847	p. 59
A Sappington Family Dinner, 1849	p. 65
A Winter Crossing of the Prairie, 1852	p. 69
Satank Shoots a Peacock off the Roof, 1860	p. 74
A Night Ride on the Santa Fe Trail, 1862	p. 78
Prairie Fire, 1861	p. 82
Major Wynkoop's Narrow Escape, 1864	p. 87
Kit Carson and the First Battle of Adobe Walls, 1864	p. 92
Colonel Chivington and the Sand Creek Massacre, 1864	p. 97
Franz Huning's Lost Train, 1866	p. 103
The Battle at Fossil Creek Station, 1869	p. 107
Lucien Maxwell, Mountain Man Millionaire, 1870	p. 112
Bat and the Tenderfoot, 1874	p. 119
The "Uncle Dick" Chuffs into Santa Fe, Almost, 1880	p. 124
Parkerville, Kansas, Celebrates the Fourth, 1899	p. 130
Prairie Tsunami at Point of Rocks, 1914	p. 135
Union Station Massacre, 1933	p. 140
Santa Fe's La Fonda, 1968	p. 146
The Final Chapter: "The Santa Fe Trail Lives On," 1986	p. 152
Trail Trivia	p. 158
Bibliography	p. 167
Index	p. 176
About the Author	p. 182
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