STEEL TRAILS TO SANTA FE.
Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 1950. [10],500pp. Index. References. Appendices (2). Illustrations. Maps including end paper. Graphs. Tan cloth, title on spine brown ink. First edition. Previous owners name in ink on front pastedown, else, bright, near fine copy. The dust jacket spine is faded and has a diagonal tear to the front panel (closed with acid-free archival tape), overall, very good. Adams, Six-Guns 2323: “Contains some material on Newton, Kansas, and its gun battles.” Rittenhouse, The Santa Fe Trail 623: “A scholarly study of the building of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The first chapter (pp. 9-22) is a good brief economic history of the SFT.” This volume not only covers the history of the Santa Fe Railroad, it contains much on the history of the Southwest. There are a number of interesting sketches and anecdotes about the area’s early development.