Name/Title
Empire on Wheels--The Overland ExpressEntry/Object ID
L9999.455.16804Description
Empire on Wheels is a story of Russell, Majors and Waddell and he Overland Express, a freighting operation run by Russell, Majors and Waddell who went on to found the Pony Expresst. Their freighting monopoly that developed into a flourishing stagecoach, express, and mail business that covered the country and later branched off into numerous mercantile, banking, and real estate ventures along the overland trail. The author believes thse men did more than any others to bridge the wide gap between the Missouri River and the Golden West in those important years between the Mexican and Civil wars. On the dedication page, the authors, Raymond and Mary Lund Settle noted, "To Grandfather James F. Settle, who was a bullwhacker for Alexander Majors, and to Great-Grandfather Isham Majors, who was a wagon master for Russell, Majors & Waddell."
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Pony Express Riders, Russell, Majors & Waddell, Freighting, Overland ExpressBook Details
Author
Settle, Raymond W. and Mary Lund SettlePlace Published
City
StanfordState/Province
CaliforniaDate Published
1949Call No.
PonyExpress SENotes
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James F. Settle