[American Trail Series] Carter, Hodding.

Doomed Road of Empire: The Spanish Trail of Conquest. The American Trail Series.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Near Fine bright price-clipped dust jacket. This installment in the wonderful American Trail Series addresses the drama of the Camino Real--the Royal Road--that stretched north and east from Saltillo and Monclova, New Spain (Mexico) to cross the Rio Grande heading towards Natchitoches, Louisiana. Carter describes the violence and ambition, of the faiths and cultures in turmoil as the Spanish invaders conquered and converted the Indians and populated the military forts built to protect Spain’s rich mines and her missions. Item #28766

Price: $95.00