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Title
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Tracing the Santa Fe Trail
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Description
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This book on the Santa Fe Trail provides full-color images and "historical commentary to create a photographic journey that adroitly blends past and present." The chapters include Missouri Landings and Takeoffs, Kansas Crossings, Arkansas River Run, Cimarron Route into Mexico, Mountain Route in Colorado, New Mexico Crossroads to Santa Fe, and Santa Fe and Beyond.
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Date
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2011
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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A President, a Church, and Trails West - Competing Histories in Independence, Missouri
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Description
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Continuation of title, "Competing Histories in Independence, Missouri." The author Jon E. Taylor, former historian for the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in Independence, Missouri, examines how three nationally significant histories - President Truman, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now called the Community of Christ), and the trails (Oregon, Santa Fe, and California) - interact and compete for space and funds as the city of Independence struggles to balance these interests to preserve its history and the built environment. Includes maps, a chronology (xv-xvii), pictures, bibliography, and index.
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Date
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2008
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Object Type
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Book
