Wah-To-Yah And The Taos Trail; On Prairie Travel And Scalp Dances, With A Look At Os Rancheros From Muleback And The Rocky Mountain Campfire

LEWIS H GARRARD

Publication: Arthur H Clark, 1938, Glendale

First edition. Cloth, teg, 377pp., frontis [port], preface, editor's introduction, Garrard's introduction, untrimmed, illustrated, map. Vol VI of The Southwest Historical Series. Edited by Ralph P. Bieber, Associate Professor of History, Washington University, St. Louis. From Wagner-Camp: "Garrard left Westport on September 12, 1846 in a Santa Fe wagon trail led by Col. Ceran St. Vrain and returned to Saint Louis in the summer of 1847. His account describes the Taos massacre, and the subsequent trials of the prisoners. In the course of his travels, Garrard met several well-known figures of the last days of the fur trade including Jim Beckwourth, Kit Carson, and George Ruxton." A fine, bright copy. From the library of noted author and bibliographer, Francis P. Farquahar.

Inventory Number: 52615