Freiberger, Harriet      <br/><br/>
Lucien Maxwell:   villain or visionary  
Harriet Freiberger 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Santa Fe, NM:  Sunstone Press,  c1999. 
 - 160 p. :  ill., maps ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-155) and index. 
<br/><br/> List of Illustrations- A letter to the reader - Introduction - The vectors converge - Adolescence for Lucien and for America - Coming of age - rayado - Cimarron -  Fort Sumner on the Pecos - The river of time - What's left - Notes - Bibliography - Index 
<br/><br/> This definitive biography of Lucien Maxwell tells of his early days growing up along the Mississippi River frontier, of his adventures as a mountain man during the fur trade years, and his later life as he became one of the richest land owners in northeastern New Mexico Territory. His life spanned the active years of the Santa Fe Trail, which includes some of the most fascinating years in the history of the American West. Anyone interested in the life and times of the Santa Fe Trail period will enjoy this thorough and readable biography of one of the key characters in the history of the American southwest. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0865342865 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99010210 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Maxwell, Lucien Bonaparte 1818-1875. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pioneers--Biography.--New Mexico<br/>Ranchers--Biography.--New Mexico<br/>Landowners--Biography.--New Mexico
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>New Mexico--History--1848-<br/>Cimarron (N.M.)--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F801.M39  / F74 1999 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>978.904092 Fre   48