Ben Holladay - The Stagecoach King

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Ben Holladay - The Stagecoach King

Entry/Object ID

L9999.455.17542

Secondary Title

A Chapter in the development of Transcontinental Transportation

Description

Ben Holladay, The Stagecoach King is a scholarly study of the Holladay stage line. Frederick used available primary sources and footnotes his work. Good bibliography. Some primary sources copied in appendix. Pony Express on page 58 - 60. Later pages tell of Holladay acquiring Central Overland Pikes Peak Express Company. Note: This book is cataloged as Western. At this time it is shelved with Pony Express. 334/Hardbound/Illustrations/Photographs

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express, Transportation

Search Terms

Stage Coaching, Freighting, Pony Express, Holladay Express Company, Transportation - American West, Trails, Military, Western Migration, Indian Interaction, Stagecoach, Expansion

Book Details

Author

Frederick, J.V.

Place Published

City

Glendale

State/Province

California

Date Published

1940

Call No.

Western FR

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ben Holladay