SAN ANTONIO, T]
Six Books to Reveal Tale of Old Spanish Rule in " Southwest.
San Antonio is due to receive national publicity through a series of six books begins written by Gertrude Harris Cook, formerly a local resident and now of Santa Fc, N. M.
"The Saints at the Crossroads,” title of the six volumes, will toll the epic talc of the Old Spanish Trail, which led from historic spots to San Antonio, its geographic center. The books will deal with the romance of the history of the Trail, together with stories of the old Spanish towns that stand like beacons along the route.
According to advance reports from the work, “The Saints at the Crossroads” deals extensively with Texas and the Southwest. Around San Antonio the romance of the Trail revolved. It stood at tho crossroads of five great historic highways, and the boobs will show that hero the golden age of Spain paraded with its bold explorers and Conquistadorcs.
The roads which figure largely, all leading into San Antonio, include:	the	Old	San	Antonio	road,
or Camino Ileal; the Chihuahua Trail, bringing rich trnde from Mexico ; the Overland Trail, which witnessed and bore the westward movement; the later road to Santa Fe, connecting with the Santa Fe Trail from Missouri, and of course, the Old Spanish Trail, the first.