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Traveling Trunk

A Long Way to Santa Fe

Fort Larned National Historic Site

Grade Level:

Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Subject:

Social Studies

A Long Way to Santa Fe tells the story of Robert Earl, a ten-year-old boy who accompanies his father's wagon train from Missouri to Santa Fe in 1850. On the way Robert experiences the slow, monotonous travel of the trade caravan interspersed at times with exciting moments of adventure.

You can find the photos for the items in this trunk on the Fort Larned website.

Materials

Download A Long Way to Santa Fe

For background information on the Santa Fe Trail.

Download A Brief History of the Santa Fe Trail

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