▁the ▁novel ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁by ▁James ▁V ance ▁Marshall . ▁ ▁Plot ▁syn opsis ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Brit t ▁Can field , ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁ex - Conf eder ate ▁brothers , ▁heads ▁west ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁life . ▁Brit t ▁accepts ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Rail road , ▁whilst ▁his ▁three ▁brothers ▁find ▁themselves ▁on ▁the ▁wrong ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁law . ▁Brit t ▁is ▁eventually ▁obliged ▁to ▁bring ▁his ▁brothers ▁to ▁justice , ▁but ▁the ▁real ▁man ▁behind ▁their ▁criminal ▁activities ▁is ▁g amb ling ▁b oss ▁Cole ▁Sand ers . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Santa ▁Fe , ▁New ▁Mexico ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁films ▁Category : Col umb ia ▁Pictures ▁films ▁Category : American ▁historical ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 5 0 s ▁historical ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁Western ▁( gen re ) ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Ir ving ▁P ich el ▁Category : American ▁Western ▁( gen re ) ▁films ▁Category : C ult ural ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁Bat ▁Master son <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁histor i ography ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁studies , ▁sources , ▁critical ▁methods ▁and ▁interpret ations ▁used ▁by ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁emp ire . ▁Histor ians ▁and ▁their ▁ideas ▁are ▁the ▁focus ▁here ; ▁specific ▁lands ▁and ▁historical ▁dates ▁and ▁episodes ▁are ▁covered ▁in ▁the ▁article