900 miles on the Butterfield Trail

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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. This work offers a history and guide to retrace that historic and romantic Trail, which stretches 2800 miles from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast.

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Title Statements

Full title :900 miles on the Butterfield Trail / by A.C. Greene.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:1994.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of North Texas Press
Place of Publication:Denton, Tex
Language:eng
Publication Date:1994.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (293 pages) : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781574414936, 1574414933, 9780929398730, 0929398734, 1283924242, 9781283924245
oclc:ocn835770429
LC Classification:F593
Dewey Decimal:917.804/2

pt. I. John Butterfield's "gamble worth making" begins : from St. Louis to the Red River -- pt. II. The long & dangerous days : the first overland mail trip & stations along the route -- pt. III. New routes -- up the Pecos, via the Guadalupes, crossing at Horsehead : to El Paso via Fort Stockton, Fort Davis and the Rio Grande -- pt. IV. Modern travelers on the Butterfield Trail -- the past is not past : the trail's still down there -- pt. V. Crossroads -- pt. VI. Epilogue : the dream ends, but legends abide.

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Butterfield Overland Trail Coaching (Transportation) Coaching (Transportation) -- History. -… États-Unis (Ouest) -- Descriptions et v… History Overland journeys to the Pacific travel United States -- Butterfield Overland T… Voyages par terre jusqu'au Pacifique West (U.S.) -- Description and travel West United States