Kearny's march: the epic journey that created the American southwest, 1846-1847

A people in motion

Mr. Polk gets his war

The Pathfinder

True west

Kearny's march

The Santa Fe Trail

Some days you eat the bear; some days the bear eats you

"The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on"

In old Monterey

Literally dancing on air

Doniphan's Expedition

The fight of their lives

The death trap

The horror

Political treachery, military insubordination, discovery of Zion, and the salvation of children

Last roll call: a warm salute.