Over the Santa Fe Trail to Mexico: The Travel Diaries and Autobiography of Dr. Rowland Willard

Dr. Rowland Willard was the first U.S. physician to travel the entire distance of the Santa Fe Trail from Saint Charles, Missouri, to Chihuahua, Mexico. His diaries and autobiography provide a written record of his wilderness journeys over the Santa Fe Trail and down the Chihuahua Trail portion of El Camino Real. His pocket diaries chronicle his daily experiences on a wilderness journey from his home in Saint Charles, Missouri, beginning in May 1825. Sometime after he retired in 1867, Dr. Willard penned a descriptive autobiography that expanded on his diary entries--writings that were hurriedly written while en route or later during brief lulls in his daily practice.

Author: Rowland Willard
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 11/07/2016
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9780806157511
ISBN10: 0806157518
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals
- Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers
- Biography & Autobiography | Medical (Incl. Patients)