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vi, 170 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
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The unexplored plains and mountains west of the Missouri River, known only to Indians and a few mountain men, land between St. Louis and the Mexican hamet of Santa Fe, became the talk of young America in the 1820s. After the yoke of Spanish rule was lifted from Santa Fe in 1821 pack mules with trading merchandise headed out across the unknown prairie to trade with Mexico. Soon thousands of covered wagons were using the dangerous Santa Fe Trail, the...
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