900 miles on the Butterfield Trail [[electronic resource] /] / A.C. Greene ; [illustrations by Teresa Avini]
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| Autore: |
Greene A. C. <1923->
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| Titolo: |
900 miles on the Butterfield Trail [[electronic resource] /] / A.C. Greene ; [illustrations by Teresa Avini]
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| Pubblicazione: | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, 1994 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 917.804/2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Coaching (Transportation) - West (U.S.) - History |
| Overland journeys to the Pacific | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Butterfield Overland Trail |
| West (U.S.) Description and travel | |
| Altri autori: |
AviniTeresa
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-280) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | 900 miles on the Butterfield Trail |
| ISBN: | 1-283-92424-2 |
| 1-57441-493-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807498103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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