Wagons Southwest

Publication

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Wagons Southwest

Entry/Object ID

2009.3.42

Description

Wagon Southwest, Story of Old Trail to Santa Fe, is the story of the trail from Independence to Santa Fe and of Captain William Becknell who was given the label of "father of the Santa Fe Trail" because he was the first to successfully make the trip, sell his goods and bring back lots of silver in exchange. Traveling the trail was not easy because of the Indians, squabbles among the traders travelling the trail, as well as the difficulty of the trail, itself (climbing the mountains or the desperate dryness of the desert route). This book is from the Don Reynolds collection. 50/Softbound/Illustrations/Maps/Tables.

Collection

Don and Maudie Reynolds Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Bent's Fort, Dodge City, Kansas, Becknell, William, Carson, Kit, Santa Fe Trail, Indian Interaction, Freighting, Trail Maps, Trails, Independence, Missouri

Publication Details

Author

Vestal, Stanley

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1963

Call No.

Western VE

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Becknell

Person or Organization

Kit Carson