*Winner of the 2020 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Nonfiction* The story of conflict on the Santa Fe Trail during its heyday--the years leading up to the Civil War. The clashes between the Jicarilla and the U.S. Army shaped the story of Western expansion, influenced Indian policy for the rest of the century, and played a part in the Mexican-America War. Men like the legendary Kit Carson were at the heart of the events.
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