900 Miles on the Butterfield Trail
Published on 30. September 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-57441-213-0 (ISBN)
Description
Remember, boys, nothing on God's earth must stop the United States mail! said John Butterfield to his drivers. 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. A. C. Greene offers a history and guide to retrace that historic and romantic Trail, which stretches 2800 miles from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast.
Reviews / Votes
A fine mix of past and present to appeal to scholar and lay reader alike.-Robert M. Utley, author of The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull ""A. C. Greene, writing in his colorful style, has brought the old trail to vivid life.""-Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ""Greene has sensitively compiled a refreshing... survey of the longest stagecoach line in world history. His own travels... bring forth an exciting companion to anyone wishing to visit famous stations and stops along this vanished bastion of Americana.""-Library JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Denton
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 maps, notes, bib., index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
503 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57441-213-0 (9781574412130)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
12/1994
University of North Texas Press,U.S.
€44.75
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Person
A. C. GREENE, often called the dean of Texas letters, was the author of more than twenty books, including A Personal Country. He was a Fellow in the Texas State Historical Association and the Texas Institute of Letters.