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• The Trail West

  a Bibliography-index to Western American Trails, 1841-1869

  Townley, John M.

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  A compilation of historic trails in the American West that were widely used in the mid-19th century.

• Platte River Road Narratives

  a Descriptive Bibliography of Travel Over the Great Central Overland Route to Oregon, California, Utah, Colorado, Montana, and Other Western States and Territories, 1812-1866

  Mattes, Merrill J.

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  A compilation of historic trails in the American West from 1812 to 1866, including trails to Colorado.

• The Smoky Hill Trail

  Following the Old Historic Pioneer Trails on the Modern Highways

  Long, Margaret, 1873-1957

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  The Smoky Hill Trail traveled from Atchison, Kansas, to Denver by way of the Great Plains. It passed through northeastern Douglas County in the Parker area.

• The Santa Fé Trade

  Its Route and Character

  Greene, J. Evarts (Jeremiah Evarts), 1834-1902

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  A historical book describing the Santa Fe Trail, more or less contemporary with the time it was being used for westward migration and trading.

• New Colorado and the Santa Fé Trail

  Hayes, Augustus Allen, 1837-1892

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  Hayes and a friend traveled through Colorado in 1880 and this is his account. A great primary source for understanding life in Colorado at the end of the 19th century.

• The Santa Fe Trail

  New Perspectives : Essays in Colorado History

  Santa Fe Trail Symposium (1986 : Trinidad, Colo.)

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  Essays examining various topics focusing on the history of the Santa Fe Trail.

• Records and Maps of the Old Santa Fe Trail

  Riddle, Kenyon, 1890-1957

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  A compilation of sources for the study of the Santa Fe Trail, including government reports, maps and diaries.

• War Drums and Wagon Wheels

  the Story of Russell, Majors, and Waddell

  Settle, Raymond W., 1888-1967

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  William Hepburn Russell, Alexander Majors, and William Bradford Waddell were business partners known for establishing the Pony Express and other freight, mail and passenger transportation services in the western United States in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bent's Fort

  Crossroads of Cultures on the Santa Fe Trail

  Bacon, Melvin

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  Bent's Fort was an early fur trading station (1833) along the Santa Fe Trail in southeastern Colorado. It was a multicultural meeting point for white Euro-Americans, Native Americans, and Mexicans.

• The Cherokee Trail

  Bent's Old Fort to Fort Bridger : the 1999 Merrill Mattes Brand Book, Volume 33

  Whiteley, Lee

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  This book examines the Cherokee Trail from Bent's Fort in southeastern Colorado to Fort Bridger, Wyoming.

• Cherokee Trail Diaries

  Fletcher, Patricia A. (Patricia Andersen)

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  This book examines locations along the Cherokee Trail and includes primary sources from its travelers.

• The Colorado Magazine

  Vol. 8, No. 1 : January, 1931

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  See article: "The Cherokee Trail and the First Discovery of Gold on Cherry Creek" by Albert B. Sanford.

• The West From a Car-window

  Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916

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  Richard Harding Davis was a highly influential reporter in the late 19th century. In 1892, he rode a train westward and published his experiences in Harper's Weekly. See also Horace Greeley's 1859 "An Overland Journey."

• Reports From Colorado

  the Wildman Letters, 1859-1865, With Other Related Letters and Newspaper Reports, 1859

  Hafen, LeRoy R. (LeRoy Reuben), 1893-1985

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  Brothers Thomas and Augustus Wildman traveled to the Pikes Peak region during the 1859 gold rush. Their letters recount mining life and the early city of Denver. Other diaries and letters are included in less detail.

• Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey

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  A compilation of primary accounts by women migrating west in the mid-19th century.

• Colorado Stagecoach Stations

  Peterson, Heather King

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  This 2002 thesis examines the role of stagecoach stations in community development across the state of Colorado and their role in transportation prior to railroads.

• Stagecoaches Along Cherry Creek

  Johnson, Charles A.

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  This booklet examines the history of stagecoaches specifically in the Cherry Creek Valley, including Parker and Aurora.

• The Great Pikes Peak Gold Rush

  Brown, Robert L., 1921-2005

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  Green Russell's discovery of gold at the mouth of Cherry Creek spurred the Pikes Peak Gold Rush of 1859.

• Pike's Peak Gold Rush Guidebooks of 1859

  Hafen, LeRoy R. (LeRoy Reuben), 1893-1985

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  Fervor fueled by the publication of guidebooks to the American West resulted in westward migration en masse. Hafen examines some of them in this book.

• Pikes Peak or Bust

  the Story of the Colorado Settlement

  Young, Bob, 1916-1969

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  The Pikes Peak Gold Rush of 1859 had long-term effects on the settlement and development of Colorado.