The First Military Escort On The Santa Fe Trail, 1829: From The Journal And Reports Of Major Bennet Riley And Lieutenant Philip St. George Cooke

OTIS E YOUNG

Publication: The Arthur H Clark Company, 1952, Glendale

First edition. Red Cloth, 222pp., illus., folding map of the Santa Fe Trail. Biblio., index. "The journals of Riley and Cooke recount the governmental response to demands for protection of the Santa Fe caravans. The accounts include information on the fur trade, the bents, international relations, and the trial and introduction of oxen for use on southwestern trails."---Clark/Brunet 281. "The best scholarly study of the Santa Fe Trail in 1828-29, with emphasis on the military escort in 1829 under Major Riley. Young proves that all accounts of the 1829 escort march were written by Lt. Philip St. George Cooke."--Jack Rittyenhouse. A near fine copy.

Inventory Number: 51375