900 miles on the Butterfield Trail / A.C. Greene ; [illustrations by Teresa Avini].
Saved in:
| : | |
|---|---|
| TeilnehmendeR: | |
| Year of Publication: | 1994 |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 293 p. :; ill., maps. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of 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.