In 1839 a journalist for the New Orleans Picayune, Matthew C. Field, joined a company of merchants and tourists headed west on the Santa Fe Trail. Leaving Independence, Missouri, early in July "with a few wagons and a carefree spirit," Field recorded his vivid impressions of travel westward on the Santa Fe Trail and, on the return trip, eastward along the Cimarron Route. Written in verse in his journal and in eighty-five articles later published in the Picayune, Field's observations offer the modern reader a unique glimpse of life in the settlements of Mexico and on the Santa Fe Trail.
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In 1839 a journalist for the New Orleans Picayune, Matthew C. Field, joined a company of merchants and tourists headed west on the Santa Fe Trail. Leaving Independence, Missouri, early in July "with a few wagons and a carefree spirit," Field recorded his vivid impressions of travel westward on the Santa Fe Trail and, on the return trip, eastward along the Cimarron Route. Written in verse in his journal and in eighty-five articles later published in the Picayune, Field's observations offer the modern reader a unique glimpse of life in the settlements of Mexico and on the Santa Fe Trail.
Imprint | University of Oklahoma Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | American Exploration and Travel Series |
Release date | April 1995 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 1995 |
Authors | Matthew C. Field, Clyde Porter, Mae Reed Porter |
Editors | John E. Sunder |
Foreword by | Mark L. Gardner |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 368 |
Edition | New Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8061-2716-3 |
Barcode | 9780806127163 |
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LSN | 0-8061-2716-3 |