Tales from the Trappers' Trail
From Spanish conquistadors to Zebulon Pike, from the Mexican-American War to the Sand Creek Massacre, this collection of narratives shares a unique perspective of the past, with all its accompanying hardships, atrocities, and attitudes of the day.
- Published
- 2010
- ISBN
- 978-1-932738-84-1
- Pages
- 340
- Publisher
- Western Reflections Publishing Company
- Listed at
- $20.45
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About this book
Tales from the Trappers' Trail is a collection of narratives about the American Southwest and the Rocky Mountain frontier. Its subjects range, in the catalogue description, from Spanish conquistadors to Zebulon Pike and from the Mexican-American War to the Sand Creek Massacre.
The description promises a unique perspective on the past, with all its hardships, atrocities and attitudes of the day. Open Library's subject headings include frontier and pioneer life, trade routes, the West and history, and also American historical fiction.
The New Mexico Book Co-op lists Kay Beth Faris Avery's Tales from the Trapper's Trail as a finalist in the 2010 New Mexico Book Awards. The spelling of the apostrophe differs between sources, but the Co-op entry and our edition share the same year.
Who it is for
This book is for readers of Southwest and Colorado frontier history who like their history told as narratives rather than a single timeline. It will suit anyone interested in the fur trade routes, the Spanish colonial era and the conflicts that shaped the region.
Ways to use this book
Driving a southern Colorado history loop
Sand Creek, Bent's Old Fort and Pike's Stockade are all in the southern part of the state. Check each page for seasonal closures, then plan the route on a map before you set out.
Reading hard history with care
The book's description names difficult events. If you are sharing it with students, read the park's account of Sand Creek alongside it so they can see how a federal historian presents the same day.
Go deeper
The description runs from Spanish explorers to Zebulon Pike and Sand Creek. These three sites are real places in that history, run by the National Park Service and History Colorado, that a reader could visit or study online.
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
The park's history page tells how Cheyenne and Arapaho people were camped on Big Sandy Creek on the morning of November 29, 1864.
Pike's Stockade
A History Colorado page on the replica of the fort Pike's party built during the 1806 to 1807 expedition, in what was then Spanish territory. According to its website, the site is closed from October to April.
Bent's Old Fort history
A park service page on the adobe fort that William and Charles Bent and Ceran St. Vrain built in 1833 for trade with Plains peoples.
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