Name/Title
Overland Stage to California, TheEntry/Object ID
2009.3.290Description
The Overland Stage to California is a book about various aspects of the movement across the West and the effect the Overland Stage had upon its development. Subtitled, "Personal Reminiscences and Authentic History of the Great Overland Stage Line and Pony Express from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean. A map of these routes in inserted.
The author, Frank A. Root was a Messenger in Charge of the Express, and Agent of the Post-Office Department to Look After the Transportation of the Mails Over the Great Stage Line Across the Plains and Mountains to California. He was also the late publisher of several Kansas Newspapers including Atchison, Seneca, Holton and Topeka. Co-author William E. Connelley is the author of several books or articles about life in Nebraska and Kansas.
A partial contents listing includes: First Daily Overland Mail; The Overland Stage Line; The Overland Pony Express; Building the Pacific Telegraph and Railroads; The Platte Valley, Fort Kearney, etc.; Indian Raids, and Adventures on the Plains; Recollections of Early Atchison and many more.
A chapter on Old Pioneers includes information about Ben Holladay and Jim Bridger and others. And Index and map of the Overland Routes are included at the back of the book. This book was originally published by the authors, Frank A. Root and William Elsey Connelley, at Topeka, Kansas, 1901. This edition was Reprinted by Long's College Book Co., Columbus, Ohio, in 1950.
630/Hardbound/Illustrations/Maps/Photographs/TablesCollection
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Pony express, Transportation, Mail service, RailroadsSearch Terms
Western, Fort Kearney, Atchison, Kansas, Pioneers, Stagecoach, Overland Stage, Pacific Telegraph, Holladay, Ben, Bridger, Jim, Indian Interaction, Overland MailBook Details
Author
Root, Frank A. and William Elsey ConnelleyPlace Published
City
ColumbusState/Province
OhioDate Published
1950Call No.
PonyExpress RONotes
Copy No.: 2Condition
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ExcellentRelationships
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Person or Organization
Ben HolladayPerson or Organization
Jim Bridger