Land of Enchantment: Memoirs of Marian Russell Along the Santa Fe Trail - Softcover

Russell, Marian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826308058 ISBN 13: 9780826308054

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 1985

Synopsis

The Santa Fe Trail was one of the great commercial routes across the West, frequented more by merchants than by emigrants. Hence women travelers were few on the Santa Fe Trail, and Land of Enchantment is one of the few firsthand accounts by a woman of life on the trail. The author, Marian Russell (1845-1936), dictated her story to her daughter-in-law in the 1930s. Published in a limited edition in 1954 and highly praised by scholars, that edition has become virtually impossible to obtain.

This forgotten classic paints a vivid picture of nineteenth-century New Mexico as seen by a bright young girl from the age of seven on. Mrs. Russell's memories of several well-known western figures are not only delightful reading but make this book a useful addition to the region's history.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Facsimile edition of one of the few accounts of life on the trail.

Review:

"İRussell's¨ account is absolutely wonderful--unassuming, natural, and richly detailed."

"[Russell's] account is absolutely wonderful--unassuming, natural, and richly detailed."

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0826308058
• ISBN 13: 9780826308054
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 177