Saga of Ben Holladay, Giant of the Old West

Name/Title

Saga of Ben Holladay, Giant of the Old West

Entry/Object ID

L1979.1.673

Description

Saga of Ben Holladay, Giant of the Old West is the recollections of many people of the man who was the greatest transportation tycoon in the nation. He was an explorer, adventurer, trader, Indian fighter, and lord of most anything that rolled in the frontier west. He came from a humble family in Kentucky, and developed the Overland Stage Lines across the plains His friends were all the famous names of that era. He died forgotten as the giant of the old west. 374/Hardbound/Illustrations/Map/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

Search Terms

Biography, Holladay, Ben, Wells Fargo, Stagecoach

Book Details

Author

Lucia, Ellis

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1959

Call No.

Western LU

LCCN

59-13551

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ben Holladay