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As Far as the Eye Could Reach - Accounts of Animals along the Santa Fe Trail, 1821–1880 (Paperback)
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As Far as the Eye Could Reach - Accounts of Animals along the Santa Fe Trail, 1821–1880 (Paperback)
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Travelers and traders taking the Santa Fe Trail's routes from
Missouri to New Mexico wrote vivid eyewitness accounts of the
diverse and abundant wildlife encountered as they crossed arid
plains, high desert, and rugged mountains. Most astonishing to
these observers were the incredible numbers of animals, many they
had not seen before - buffalo, antelope (pronghorn), prairie dogs,
roadrunners, mustangs, grizzlies, and others. They also wrote about
the domesticated animals they brought with them, including oxen,
mules, horses, and dogs. Their letters, diaries, and memoirs open a
window onto an animal world on the plains seen by few people other
than the Plains Indians who had lived there for thousands of years.
Phyllis S. Morgan has gleaned accounts from numerous primary
sources and assembled them into a delightfully informative
narrative. She has also explored the lives of the various species,
and in this book tells about their behaviors and characteristics,
the social relations within and between species, their
relationships with humans, and their contributions to the
environment and humankind. With skillful prose and a keen eye for a
priceless tale, Morgan reanimates the story of life on the Santa Fe
Trail's well-worn routes, and its sometimes violent intersection
with human life. She provides a stirring view of the land and of
the animals visible ""as far as the eye could reach,"" as more than
one memoirist described. She also champions the many contributions
animals made to the Trail's success and to the opening of the
American West.
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