Vanguards of the Plains

Vanguards of the Plains
A Romance of the Old Santa Fé Trail

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Vanguards of the Plains by Margaret Hill McCarter

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1917

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277

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Vanguards of the Plains
A Romance of the Old Santa Fé Trail

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The romance and adventures of the men who first saw and used the advantages of the Santa Fe trail for commercial purposes. Told by one of three orphans, who when children went over the trail with their uncle and who later fought the Mexicans and Indians until the trail was made safe. A good story of adventure, intrigue and mystery to which the historical background lends an added interest.

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e's a store-man, a merchant, and I guess he's just about as good as a general--a colonel, anyhow. But he's too short to fight, and too fat to run."

"He isn't any coward," Beverly objected.

"Who said he was?" Mat inquired. "He's one of them usefulest men that keeps things going everywhere."

"I saw a real Mexican come up out of the ravine awhile ago and go straight over toward Uncle Esmond's store. What do you suppose he came here for? Is he a soldier from down there?" I asked.

"Oh, just one Mexican don't mean anything anywhere, but the war in Mexico has something to do with our going to Santa Fé, even if Uncle Esmond is just a nice little store-man. That's all a girl knows about things," Beverly insisted.

Mat opened her big eyes wide and looked straight at the boy.

"I don't pretend to know what I don't know, but I'll bet a million billion dollars there is something else besides just all this war stuff. I can't tell it, I just feel it. Anyhow, I'm to stay here wi