THE COMMERCE OF THE PRAIRIES [SOLD]

THE COMMERCE OF THE PRAIRIES 

by Josiah Gregg

Edited by Milo Milton Quaife

Publisher, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln

Softcover, originally published in 1844. This edition was republished in 1967 in 343 pages with two Indian Territory maps

“Josiah Gregg’s narrative covering the years 1831-1844 originally bore the subtitle: ‘Journal of a Santa Fe Trader During Eight Expeditions Across the Great Western Prairies, and a Residence of Nearly Nine Years in Northern Mexico.’  When it was first published in 1844, the importance of the work was at once apparent, and it has long been recognized as the classic account of this facet of America’s historical past. 

Contents

1. Origin of the Santa Fe Trade

 2. Organizing the Expedition

 3. From Council Grove to The Caches

 4. Encounters with Thirst and the Red Man

 5. From the Cimarron to Santa Fe

 6. An Historical Excursion

 7. Geographical and Economic Conditions

 8. The Return to Independence

 9. A New Route to Santa Fe

10. Among the Comanches

11. Conclusion of the Journey

12. From Santa Fe to Chihuahua

13. A Visit to Aguascslientes

14. A Visit to the Silver Mines

15. Departure from Chihuahua

16. From Santa Fe to Van Buren