LEADER 02773nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910792092303321 005 20230421052127.0 010 $a1-283-92424-2 010 $a1-57441-493-3 035 $a(CKB)2560000000093151 035 $a(EBL)1021405 035 $a(OCoLC)811505166 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000776845 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11490085 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000776845 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10747267 035 $a(PQKB)10921979 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1021405 035 $a(OCoLC)835770429 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse22678 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1021405 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10658306 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL423674 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000093151 100 $a19940511d1994 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$a900 miles on the Butterfield Trail$b[electronic resource] /$fA.C. Greene ; [illustrations by Teresa Avini] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aDenton, Tex. $cUniversity of North Texas Press$d1994 215 $a1 online resource (308 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57441-213-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-280) and index. 327 $apt. 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. 330 $aShort 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. 606 $aCoaching (Transportation)$zWest (U.S.)$xHistory 606 $aOverland journeys to the Pacific 607 $aButterfield Overland Trail 607 $aWest (U.S.)$xDescription and travel 615 0$aCoaching (Transportation)$xHistory. 615 0$aOverland journeys to the Pacific. 676 $a917.804/2 700 $aGreene$b A. C.$f1923-$01575012 701 $aAvini$b Teresa$01575013 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792092303321 996 $a900 miles on the Butterfield Trail$93851683 997 $aUNINA