02773nam 2200625 a 450 991079209230332120230421052127.01-283-92424-21-57441-493-3(CKB)2560000000093151(EBL)1021405(OCoLC)811505166(SSID)ssj0000776845(PQKBManifestationID)11490085(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000776845(PQKBWorkID)10747267(PQKB)10921979(MiAaPQ)EBC1021405(OCoLC)835770429(MdBmJHUP)muse22678(Au-PeEL)EBL1021405(CaPaEBR)ebr10658306(CaONFJC)MIL423674(EXLCZ)99256000000009315119940511d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr900 miles on the Butterfield Trail[electronic resource] /A.C. Greene ; [illustrations by Teresa Avini]1st ed.Denton, Tex. University of North Texas Press19941 online resource (308 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57441-213-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-280) and index.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.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.Coaching (Transportation)West (U.S.)HistoryOverland journeys to the PacificButterfield Overland TrailWest (U.S.)Description and travelCoaching (Transportation)History.Overland journeys to the Pacific.917.804/2Greene A. C.1923-1575012Avini Teresa1575013MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792092303321900 miles on the Butterfield Trail3851683UNINA