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Title: Stagecoach West
Condition: New
ISBN-10: 0803282451
EAN: 9780803282452
ISBN: 9780803282452
Publisher: Bison Books
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 01/09/1998
Description: Stagecoach West is a comprehensive history of stagecoaching west of the Missouri. Starting with the evolution of overland passenger transportation, Moody moves on to paint a lively and informative picture of western stagecoaching, from its early short runs through its rise with the gold rush, its zenith of 1858–68, and beyond. Its story is one of grand rivalries, political chicanery, and gaudy publicity stunts, traders, fortune hunters, outlaws, courageous drivers, and indefatigable detectives. We meet colorful characters such as Charlie Parkhurst, a stagecoach driver who took an amazing secret to his death: “he” was actually a woman. Using contemporary accounts, illustrations, maps, and photographs to flesh out his narrative, Moody creates one of the most important accounts of transportation history to date.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Weight: 499g
Author: Ralph Moody
Contributor: Mark L. Gardner (Introduction by)
Genre: Technology & Engineering
Topic: History
Release Year: 1998

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