The Butterfield Overland Mail Only Through Passenger on the First Westbound Stage |
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| Author:
| Ormsby, Waterman L. |
| Editor:
| Wright, Lyle H.
Bynum, Josephine M. |
| Series title: | The Huntington Library Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87328-232-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | Huntington Library Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.99 |
Book Description:
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This is the classic firsthand account by Waterman L. Ormsby, a reporter who in 1858 crossed the western states as the sole through passenger of the Butterfield Overland Mail stage on its first trip from St. Louis to San Francisco. Ormsby's reports, which promptly appeared in theNew York Herald,are lively and exciting. He describes the journey in close detail, giving full accounts of the conveyances, the accommodations, the other passengers, the country through which they passed, the...
More DescriptionThis is the classic firsthand account by Waterman L. Ormsby, a reporter who in 1858 crossed the western states as the sole through passenger of the Butterfield Overland Mail stage on its first trip from St. Louis to San Francisco. Ormsby's reports, which promptly appeared in theNew York Herald,are lively and exciting. He describes the journey in close detail, giving full accounts of the conveyances, the accommodations, the other passengers, the country through which they passed, the dangers to which they were exposed, and the constant necessity for speed.