This book describes archaeological investigations into a Coronado campsite near Albuquerque, New Mexico, the town of Santa Fe, Fort Laramie, Wyoming, the Murphy cabin on Donner Lake, the Whitman Mission, the storeships of San Francisco, and "Register Cliff" on the Oregon Trail.
General Note
Title proper from title frame.
Includes chronology.
Includes glossary.
Content Note
What is historical archaeology? -- Introduction : the westward movement -- The mysterious Coronado Trail -- An early fort on the Santa Fe Trail -- California bound : the tragic Donner party -- The Oregon Trail and the Lewis and Clark expedition -- Gold-seekers rush to the west -- What archaeologists found out.