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900 Miles on the Butterfield Trail.

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Greene, A. C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton : University of North Texas Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.