Told through the life of a single cottonwood tree, this beautifully illustrated story captures 200 years of Great Plains history and the Santa Fe Trail, introducing readers to Native Americans, Spanish explorers, French voyageurs, buffalo herds, and pioneer wagons heading west.
 
The history of the Great Plains and the Santa Fe Trail is told in text and pictures by focusing on a cottonwood tree and the events that happen around it. The 200 year pageant of history on the Santa Fe Trail will acquaint readers with the story of the earliest American Indians, Spanish Conquistadors, French Voyageurs, buffalo stampedes, and finally the Conestoga wagons moving west.