900 Miles on the Butterfield Trail

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Remember, boys, nothing on God's earth must stop the United States mail! said John Butterfield to his drivers. Short as the life of the Southern Overland Mail turned out to be (1858 to 1861), the saga of the Butterfield Trail remains a high point in the westward movement. A. C. Greene offers a history and guide to retrace that historic and romantic Trail, which stretches 2800 miles from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-09-30
Mått:152 x 228 x 17 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:University of North Texas Press,U.S.
ISBN:9781574412130

Utforska kategorier

Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Reseguider inom Reseguider
Fordon inom Sport, fritid och hobby

Mer om författaren

A. C. GREENE, often called the dean of Texas letters, was the author of more than twenty books, including A Personal Country. He was a Fellow in the Texas State Historical Association and the Texas Institute of Letters.

Recensioner i media

A fine mix of past and present to appeal to scholar and lay reader alike.-Robert M. Utley, author of The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull ""A. C. Greene, writing in his colorful style, has brought the old trail to vivid life.""-Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ""Greene has sensitively compiled a refreshing... survey of the longest stagecoach line in world history. His own travels... bring forth an exciting companion to anyone wishing to visit famous stations and stops along this vanished bastion of Americana.""-Library Journal