Overland Stage, A History & Guidebook

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Overland Stage, A History & Guidebook

Entry/Object ID

L1994.1.96

Description

Overland Stage, A History & Guidebook tells the history of the stagecoach line that began in Atchison, Kansas and terminated in Sacramento, California, after a 3-week, non-stop journey. Passengers paid $200 for a one-way ticket. The Stage line lasted eight years and carried passengers both east and west, as well as carried the mail and express. Detailed maps are included throughout the book. The last page is a table of Distances between Atchison, Kan. and Placerville, Cal. The book concludes with a Selected Bibilography 278/Hardbound/Jacketed/Illustrations/Maps

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, Mail, Transportation

Search Terms

Sacramento, California, Atchison, Kansas, Concord Coach, Wells Fargo & Co. Stage, Chorpenning Mail Routes, Stagecoach, U.S. Mail, Overland Stage, Butterfield Stage, Pony Express Stations

Book Details

Author

John M. Townley

Place Published

City

Reno

State/Province

Nevada

Date Published

1994

Call No.

PonyExpress TO

ISBN

0-913381-12-8

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 3, 2011

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ben Holladay

Person or Organization

Russell, William H.

Person or Organization

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