William Becknell, Father of the Santa Fe Trail July 7, 2012

Come see and hear Clint Winn as William Becknell, the Father of the Santa Fe Trail. Hear how this trapper and trader turned personal and economic disaster into a place in history. Thrill to the dangers he experienced from the threat of Indian attacks, starvation and thirst as he made his way west and south through Kansas and the treacherous deserts of the American Southwest.