Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2023-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 149 Napton, William Barclay 1839 1913 Napton, W. B. (William Barclay) Over the Santa Fé Trail, 1857 $aUnited States :$bFranklin Hudson Publishing Co., $c1905. Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Over the Santa Fé Trail, 1857" by William Barclay Napton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative recounts the experiences of a young man journeying along the Santa Fé Trail, capturing the adventures, challenges, and encounters that characterized the crossing of the plains in the mid-19th century. The main character, a determined lad of eighteen, joins a wagon train led by Captain “Jim Crow” Chiles, setting the stage for a remarkable journey filled with buffalo hunts, the threat of Indian encounters, and the allure of the Western frontier. The opening of the work introduces the young narrator, who aspires to improve his health through a journey to New Mexico, recalling stories from a family overseer that inspired his dreams of adventure. He describes his preparation and the people he meets, including Captain Chiles and the diverse crew of the wagon train. These companions range from inexperienced ox-drivers facing the harsh realities of the plains to friendly locals who share in their quest, leading to light-hearted incidents along the trail. Overall, this beginning lays a vivid foundation for an exploration of the broader themes of friendship, survival, and the spirit of adventure amidst the backdrop of the American West. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/oversantafetrail00naptrich/page/n9/mode/2up 20221226035900napton 1905 us Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Santa Fe National Historic Trail F786 Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American 170547 2025-09-28T13:40:39.582789 text/html 144709 2023-12-20T21:09:47 text/html 2785128 2025-09-28T13:40:45.453781 application/epub+zip 2783500 2025-09-28T13:40:41.467763 application/epub+zip 518214 2025-09-28T13:40:40.320842 application/epub+zip 5442179 2025-09-28T13:40:48.291724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5419173 2025-09-28T13:40:44.515803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145870 2025-09-28T13:40:39.158825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125978 2023-12-20T21:09:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15895 2025-09-28T13:40:48.428749 application/rdf+xml 33751 2025-09-28T13:40:40.554780 image/jpeg 4325 2025-09-28T13:40:40.437782 image/jpeg 3427971 2025-09-28T13:40:39.647811 application/octet-stream application/zip