| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
615265
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
dltt
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Greene, A. C.,1923-2002.
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
900 miles on the Butterfield Trail\ A.C. Greene ; [illustrations by Teresa Avini].
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
Denton, Tex. :: University of North Texas Press,, 1994.
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
293 p. :: ill., maps
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0929398734
|
|
|
:
|
9781574412130 (pbk. : alk. paper)
|
|
|
:
|
1574412132 (pbk. : alk. paper)
|
|
|
:
|
9781574414936 (e-book)
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-280) and index.
|
| Contents
|
:
|
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.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Coaching (Transportation)-- West (U.S.)-- History.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Butterfield Overland Trail.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
West (U.S.), Description and travel.
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
Avini, Teresa.
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
ProQuest (Firm)
|
| Parallel Title
|
:
|
Nine hundred miles on the Butterfield Trail
|