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As Far as the Eye Could Reach Accounts of Animals Along the Santa Fe Trail, 1821-1880

By: Phyllis S Morgan(Author), Marc Simmons(Foreword By), Ronald Kil(Illustrator)
240 pages, 13 b/w illustrations, 1 map
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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 As Far as the Eye Could Reach 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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Retired from a 40-year career as a reference and research librarian, educator, and information specialist, Phyllis S. Morgan is now an independent researcher and writer. She is author of the award-winning bio-bibliographies Marc Simmons of New Mexico: Maverick Historian and A Sense of Place: Rudolfo A. Anaya (coauthored with Cesar A. González-T.).

Marc Simmons holds the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of New Mexico. His publications include more than one hundred articles and nearly two dozen books on the American Southwest, several of them award winners.

Ronald Kil is a New Mexico cowboy and artist who has worked on ranches and feedlots all over the West.

By: Phyllis S Morgan(Author), Marc Simmons(Foreword By), Ronald Kil(Illustrator)
240 pages, 13 b/w illustrations, 1 map
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"This significant and finely crafted study of the animals and human-animal relationships on the historic Road to Santa Fe explains the importance of the animals to travelers and is presented with respect and admiration for those animals. It deserves a wide audience."
– Leo E. Oliva, author of Soldiers on the Santa Fe Trail

"Morgan's choice of primary sources – diaries, journals, letters, memoirs, and official reports – provides eyewitness accounts rich in colorful detail and fascinating anecdotes. As Far as the Eye Could Reach is a welcome addition to the literature on the historic trails of the Old West."
– Deborah Lawrence, coauthor of Writing the Trails: Five Women's Frontier Narratives

 

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