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Moody, Ralph, 1898-1982.

Stagecoach west / - [New York] : Promontory Press, c1967. - x, 341 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-333) and index.

In the beginning -- Yankee ingenuity -- Dawn of the golden era -- Stagecoach center of the world -- On the Santa Fe Trail -- Aaron Brown and the Overland Mail -- Stage lines through the deserts -- The Butterfield Overland Line -- First Overland Stage journey -- An unbeatable adversary -- Stagecoach moguls in the making -- Pike's Peak or bust -- Silent partners in high places -- Pony Express and the bond scandal -- Wells Fargo in the driver's seat -- Big Ben Holladay makes a grab -- Roughshod master and crew -- Rise of the stagecoach king -- "May the Lord have mercy upon them" -- Aftermath of massacre -- Climax and death knell -- Where there's gold the wheels still roll -- Twilight of the golden era.

"The story of the frontier express lines that linked the nation together"--Jacket subtitle.

ISBN: 0883940256 9780883940259

LCCN: 73092818

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Coaching (Transportation)--History.--West (U.S.)
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
West (U.S.)--History.

LC Class. No.: F591 / .M815 1967b

Dewey Class. No.: 978/.02