Santa Fe Trail: Voyage of Discovery:The Story Behind the Scenery

by Dan Murphy, K.C. DenDooven (Designer), Bruce Hucko (Photographer)

Learn the history of the Santa Fe Trail, that traveled from Franklin, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico (Mexican territory). Illustrated with maps, drawings, and photographs you will get a front row seat to this unique highway in our nation's history. It began as a way for Mexican farmers to get goods from the United States and became a trail of western expansion.

64 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[LA · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lovely book that will be meaningful to a wide audience. Children, armchair historians, and travelers will find much to like about the interesting verbiage and scenic photos.