Description: A Compendium of the Overland Mail Company on the South Route 1858-1861 and the Period Surrounding itby G. C. Tom Tompkins 1958 Talina Corp. (El Paso, Texas), 5 3/4 x 9 inches tall red faux leather hardcover in publisher's plain beige dust jacket, gilt lettering to front cover and spine, copiously illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps, index, 399 pp. Very slight soiling and rubbing to covers. Ink prior owner name to blank front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a slightly age-toned plain beige dust jacket which has a price label on the rear but which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Comprehensive study of the Western stagecoach route known as the Overland Mail Co. and John Butterfield's role in running it. With maps and black and white photos. Contents: Opening general informationEvents leading to John ButterfieldPolitics and special interestsJohn Butterfield takes center stageGeography of public opinionRoutes and compromisesAttempting to clear a trailService begins on Oxbow routeOperations in full swingDevelopments and changesOrganization along the lineMore on stagecoach driversStagecoaches, gear, and innovationsTeams, hitches, and harnessEl Paso to the east mostly wastelandEl Paso, midpoint and isolatedWest of El Paso and into CaliforniaAlmost back to civilizationThe thin red line ties it all togetherThe Bascom affair involves the Overland directlyButterfield is gone and the end is in sightCopy of contract number 12578 and authorized changesTales and remarks of the periodList of military installations along the route during the periodSome 'firsts' established by John ButterfieldLandmark photographs and remarks, from El Paso-West, New Mexico, Arizona, and CaliforniaLandmark photographs and remarks, from El Paso-East, West Texas to the Red River
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Book Title: A Compendium of the Overland Mail Company on the South Route 1858
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Publisher: Talina Corp.
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Publication Year: 1958
Format: Hard Bound
Language: English
Era: 1950s
Author: G. C. Tom Tompkins
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Features: Illustrated
Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Business, Economics & Industry
Topic: History of U.S. Mail
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 40 oz
Number of Pages: 399 pp
