The Butterfield Trail in New Mexico by George Hackler 

2005 Stated 1st Printing

Signed by Author on the title page with personalized inscription.

The New Mexico division of the St. Louis-San Francisco transcontinental mail route has been largely ignored by historians. Author George Hackler personally visited each of the Station sites and walked much of the Trail. He coordinated 21st century field surveys with those made by historians in the 1930s, and incorporated descriptions from journals left by early travelers and pioneers. These journals provide a glimpse into the lives and times of the pioneers who opened the desert southwest of the United States for other travelers. More than 85 photographs and 70 maps and plans illustrate the past glory and preserve the current state of these historic sites along the longest single stage coach route in the world at the time.