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ALONG ANCIENT TRAILS: The Mallet Expedition of 1739, Blakeslee. In 1739 brothers Paul and Pierre Mallet led a small expedition from Illinois to Santa Fe, New Mexico, to establish a
trade route. This book documents the precise location of the Indian trails used and the Mallet journey along those trails. Cloth.
291 pp. (TS148) $39.95
AMERICA’S HISTORIC TRAILS,
Bodett. This book, and the TV series it is based on, lead viewers and readers down the half-remembered byways in the American past that are still surprisingly reachable today.
260 pp. (TS154) $19.95
THE BLOODY BOZEMAN, Johnson. The Bozeman Trail led to the Goldfields of Montana for six years in the 1860s before the army abandoned its three forts along the way, yielding to Red Cloud and his warriors.
383 pp. (TS100) $16.00
THE CALIFORNIA TRAIL, Stewart. More than just a history of the trail. This book tells how to travel it, what it felt like, what was feared and what was hoped for.
352 pp. (TS146) $15.95
THE CHISOLM TRAIL, Gard. Where it began, where it ended, and what went on along and around it. Maps, illustrations.
308 pp. (TS104) $19.95
THE EL DORADO
TRAIL, Egan. The story of the gold rush routes across Mexico. Egan has skillfully woven the diaries, journals, letters and reminiscent accounts into narrative describing each sector of the trail.
313 pp. (TS107) $7.95
EXCAVATION OF THE DONNER-REED WAGONS, Hawkins/Madsen. Results of work undertaken to salvage the remains of the abandoned wagons in the face of rising waters from the Great
Salt Lake. A must-read for anyone interested in trail history, and the Donner party.
172 pp. (TS147) $14.95
EXPLORERS, TRADERS AND SLAVERS: Forging the Old Spanish Trail, 1678-1850, Sanchez.
The main account of the Old Spanish Trail and its variants is Leroy and Ann Hafen's "Old Spanish Trail, Santa Fe to Los Angeles". The Hafens, however, overlooked Hispanic efforts to open the trail. This book corrects that oversight. Cloth.
186 pp. (TS152) $29.95
FEARFUL CROSSING: The Central Overland Trail Through Nevada, Curron. Large format with 35 maps. Bibliography, index.
212 pp. (TS108) $19.95
FOLLOWING THE SANTA FE TRAIL, Simmons.
New revised edition. Southwestern history comes alive. Specific routes, towns, landmarks, and markers are precisely identified and located with maps, photographs, and helpful travel information.
214 pp. (TS109) $15.95
FORGOTTEN TRAILS, Anglin. A compilation of the most significant firsthand accounts of travel through central Washington's Grand Coulee area.
Included here are the writings of explorers, fur traders, missionaries, RR surveyors, miners, stockmen, military road builders and packers.
287 pp. (TS149) $19.95
GHOST TRAILS OF CALIFORNIA,
Hunt. Several trails covered - the Raft River Approach, Hastings Cutoff, Humboldt River Rt., Applegate-Lassen Rt, Mormon-Carson Rd. and the Conner-Stevens Rt.
68 page essay on the network of emigrant routes, a pictorial journal with captions from diaries and journals, index and portfolio of maps showing the historic trails, the topography and present-day highways and towns. Large format, 29 maps, 185 photos, appendix.
289 pp. (TS110) $24.95
THE GREAT PLATTE RIVER ROAD, Matthew. A masterpiece of history on the Oregon Trail through Kansas and Nebraska into Wyoming as far as Ft. Laramie.
Enough material in this book to keep a person busy for a lifetime. Original maps, sketches, bibliography, including the most complete listing of overland journals published to date.
582 pp. (TS112) $26.95
IDAHO’S HISTORIC TRAILS, Potucek. From Lewis and Clark to railroads. Retrace the paths of the natives, explorers, soldiers and settlers who wrote the early chapters in the story of Idaho
settlements. Includes photographs and detailed maps.
166 pp. (TS153) $13.95
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INDIAN TRAIL TREES, Jordan. Indians bent "Trail Trees" as a means or marking trails to help find their way around the heavily forested country east of the Mississippi River. The different bends and shapes of the trees had various meanings; direction to travel, food or water sources, danger, or routes to safety. Numerous photographs.
96 pp. (PP133) $12.95
THE LEWIS & CLARK TRAIL: YESTERDAY AND TODAY, Hill. A guide to the route of the Corps of Discovery. Journals, maps, paintings and photographs illustrate the story.
288 pp. (TS155) $16.95
MAPS OF THE OREGON TRAIL, Franzwa.
Includes new lines of the trail as well as the discovery and mapping of the route of the old road from Cayuse Post Office to the Whitman Mission. 133 full page trail maps, along with 9 detailed maps. The Trail and a number of alternates is superimposed in red on up-to-date maps of all the counties en-route. These are not generalizations but plotted to topographic maps. Maps. Large format.
299 pp. (MP142) $18.95
NEW MEXICO'S ROYAL ROAD:
Trade and Travel of the Chihuahua Trail, Moorhead. Covers both the Chihuahua and Santa Fe Trails, and adjuncts to trade and travel are also well developed.
234 pp. (TS150) $19.95
NINE HUNDRED
MILES ON THE BUTTERFIELD TRAIL, Greene. One of the great sagas of America's westward expansion. The old trail brought to vivid life. Cloth.
300 pp. (TS114) $24.95
OLD OREGON TRAIL MAP. This
three-color map shows the routes of thirteen western trails, including Oregon, Barlow, Lewis & Clark, Santa Fe, Overland Stage, Pony Express and many others. 24x16 ˝". Strong Mylar film lamination.
(MP145) $4.95
THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL, Hafen/Hafen. Crammed with colorful path markers like Jedediah Smith, John C. Fremont, and Kit Carson, and with packers, home seekers, and horse thieves.
It includes diaries by a Mexican trader who led the first party to Los Angeles and by a Mormon lawyer who first described the entire route.
375 pp. (TS123) $29.95
THE OREGON TRAIL, Parkman.
As a young Bostonian, the author decided to write the history of the struggle of the English domination of North America, but in order to do so, he had to study the Indians first hand - and not just those Indians who had had contact with Europeans, but from the Indians of the Plains. Preparing himself with guides, supplies and information, Parkman set out from Westport, Missouri in the spring of 1846 and returned in late September. From that trip, this book was created - the most scholarly, most authoritative text of the time. This edition is essential to an understanding of the Oregon Trail as it really was. Recommended reading. Maps, Remington illustrations, notes.
854 pp. (TS127) $25.00
OREGON TRAIL REVISITED, Franzwa.
Part One consists of chapters which cover the history of the Trail and the general route. Part Two is a state-by-state and mile-by-mile explanation of the route. It tells you where the trail crossed present roads, where it parallels them and how to drive as close as possible to the trail where it is accessible on public roads.
436 pp. (TS117) $19.95
THE OREGON TRAIL: YESTERDAY AND TODAY, Hill. A unique blend of history, maps, guides, diaries and journals are compared with present day photos.
Realities of the trail compared to the myths and misconceptions.
179 pp. (TS118) $12.95
OVERLAND IN 1846: Diaries and Letters of the California-Oregon Trails.
Vol. I Concentrates on the experiences of particular pioneers making the journey. Letters and diaries describe the dangers, joys, landmarks, Indians encountered, disputes within
the company, births, deaths.
457 pp. (TS139) $29.95
Vol. 2 Offers a broader view of what it was like to go west in 1846 and pictures what was found in California and Oregon when they got there.
368 pp. (TS140) $29.95
THE PLAINS ACROSS: The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West, 1840-60, Unrich. Said to possibly be the best book written on the California/Oregon Trail.
364 pp. (TS119) $22.95
PIONEER TRAILS WEST:
Western Writers of America. Every trail through America had its history. Each chapter of this book is descriptive of a major trail and its history. Very thorough with some excellent references to possible relic/treasure sites. Large format, cloth.
200 plus pp. (TS120) $24.95
PONY EXPRESS WALL MAP. 30x19" map of the Pony Express route in full color with sturdy Mylar film lamination. Sent rolled.
(MP146) $4.95
PRAIRIE
SCHOONER DETOURS, Paden. Described are the Sublette Cutoff, the Hastings Cutoff, the Lassen Trail, the Hudspeth Cutoff and other shortcuts taken by gold seekers to California. Maps.
311 pp. (TS121) $14.95
THE RED RIVER TRAILS, Gilman/Stultz.
The oxcart routes between St. Paul, MN and the Selkirk Settlement 1820-1870. Excellent maps. Covers territory in North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba Canada. Research possibilities for relic/cache hunters. Excellent maps, large format.
105 pp. (TS122) $14.95
SALT DESERT TRAILS, Kelly.
First published in 1930, “Salt Desert Trails” tells the story of the Great Salt Desert crossings by early explorers and emigrant parties. A Utah and Western history classic.
199 pp. (TS157) $13.95
THE SANTA FE TRAIL, Crutchfield.
For almost 60 years this trail was the primary route for transportation of people, animals, and freight from settlements in westernmost Missouri to the Mexican town of Santa Fe in what is now New Mexico.
179 pp. (TS138) $12.95
SIERRA CROSSING:
First Roads to California, Howard. Presents the history and geography of the trans-sierra roads, which made California more accessible. Makes extensive use of diaries, letters and newspaper articles. Photos.
218 pp. (TS151) $16.95
TEXAS INDIAN TRAILS, Gelo/Pate. Experience the landmarks and campsites used by the Indians of Texas, and view the land as the Indians once knew it.
222 pp. (TS156) $18.95
THREE ROADS TO CHIHUAHUA, Swift/Corning. The great wagon roads that opened the Southwest 1823-1883.
398 pp. (TS143) $29.95
TRAIL DUST, Martin/Martin.
A quick history of the Santa Fe Trail, with maps and many pictures.
57 pp. (TS141) $4.25
TRAILING THE PIONEERS:
A Guide to Utah's Emigrant Trails, DeLafasse. A guide to 5 major trails in Utah; the Spanish, the Bidwell-Bartleson, the Hastings cut-off, the Pioneer and the California. This book follows the tradition of the WPA Guide Series. Historical background and a description of references as we see them today, plus suggestions for side trips. A driving guide to Utah's wagon roads. 25 maps.
139 pp. (TS132) $19.95
TRAILS SOUTH: The Wagon Road Economy in the Dodge City-Panhandle Region, Haywood.
The essence of the book is to describe how the wagon roads were instrumental in the settling of the Panhandle region; however, what emerges is a relic hunter's dream. Dozens of locations are given, trails pinpointed, ghost towns located down to the section number. The notes of the book are just as important as the actual text. If you are at all close to these areas of western Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, GET THE BOOK. Maps, notes, bibliography, cloth.
336 pp. (TS130) $39.95
WEST FROM FT. BRIDGER: The Pioneering of the Immigrant Trails across Utah, 1846-1850, Morgan.
The original diaries and journals of James Clyman, Edwin Bryant, Heinrich Lienhard and James Frazier Reed tell the tragic story of the Hastings Cutoff. The book has been updated and revised with the use of Morgan's own notes for future editions. A back envelope holds a large map of the area, showing the routes of the travelers, updated to show current highways, including I-80. In the same envelope is the famous map of T. H. Jefferson, who was one of the travelers across the cutoff. Photos.
356 pp. (TS135) $22.95
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