Format:
1 online resource (308 pages)
ISBN:
9781574414936
Content:
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.
Content:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- A New Look -- Part I. John Butterfield's "gamble worth making" Begins-From St. Louis to the Red River -- Part II. The Long & Dangerous Days-The First Overland Mail Trip & Stations Along the Route -- Part III. New Routes-Up the Pecos, via the Guadalupes -- Crossing at Horsehead: to El Paso via Fort Stockton, Fort Davis and the Rio Grande -- Part IV. Modern Travelers on the Butterfield Trail-The Past Is Not Past: The Trail's Still Down There -- Part V. Crossroads -- An Inspector's Report -- The Great Gainesville Hanging of 1862 -- Other Mail Lines -- Later Tragedies: Warren Wagon Train Massacre, Elm Creek Raid, Turtle Hole -- Faithful Old Dog "Shep" at Crow Springs -- Bloys Camp Meeting -- John Russell Bartlett -- Death at Quitman Pass -- Tragedy at Apache Pass -- Rights and Wrongs of the Butterfield Trail -- The Butterfield Stations in Los Angeles -- Part VI. Epilogue-The Dream Ends, But Legends Abide -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781574412130
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781574412130
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1021405
