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Garrard, Lewis Hector, 1829-1887 Wah-To-Yah, and the Taos Trail; or prairie travel and scalp dances, with a look at los rancheros from Muleback and the Rocky Mountain camp-fire.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04151 Author/Creator: Garrard, Lewis Hector, 1829-1887 Place Written: Cincinnati, Ohio Type: Book Date: 1850 Pagination: 1 v. : 349 p. : , 10 p. : of plates Height: 19 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Published by H. W. Derby & Co. Also published in New York, New York by A. S. Barnes & Co. Relates his 1846 journey along the Sante Fe and Taos (New Mexico) Trails while accompanying a merchant caravan led by Ceran St. Vrain. Includes Garrard's detailed observations and opinions of Native Americans he encountered while travelling.

Garrard, Lewis Hector, 1829-1887
St. Vrain, Ceran, 1802-1870

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