02111nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10658306 CaPaEBR m o u cr cn||||||||| 940511s1994 txuab sb 001 0 eng d 94020107 0929398734 9781574412130 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1574412132 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781574414936 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)835770429 n-usp-- F593 .G8145 1994eb 917.804/2 20 Greene, A. C., 1923- 900 miles on the Butterfield Trail [electronic resource] / A.C. Greene ; [illustrations by Teresa Avini]. Nine hundred miles on the Butterfield Trail Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 1994. 293 p. : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-280) and index. pt. I. John Butterfield's "gamble worth making" begins : from St. Louis to the Red River -- pt. II. The long & dangerous days : the first overland mail trip & stations along the route -- pt. III. New routes-- up the Pecos, via the Guadalupes, crossing at Horsehead : to El Paso via Fort Stockton, Fort Davis and the Rio Grande -- pt. IV. Modern travelers on the Butterfield Trail-- the past is not past : the trail's still down there -- pt. V. Crossroads -- pt. VI. Epilogue : the dream ends, but legends abide. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Coaching (Transportation) West (U.S.) History. Overland journeys to the Pacific. Butterfield Overland Trail. West (U.S.) Description and travel. Electronic books. local Avini, Teresa. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10658306 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 169246 169246