Heroes of the Santa Fe Trail: 1821-1900

Heroes of the Santa Fe Trail is the product of decades of primary research by a writer who has lived all of his life in the shadow the Trail's legacy. This book tells the dramatic story of the men and women-Hispanic, Anglo, and Native American-who settled the West and provides insights not commonly found elsewhere. From the Hispanic Jaramillo and Chavez families of the Rio Grande Valley to the legacy of Ham Bell, a nonviolent man who made more arrests than any Dodge City lawman, Heroes rel...