The Overland Mail, 1849-1869: Promoter of Settlement Precursor of Railroads

by Leroy R. Hafen

Book Overview

In the development of the American West, no two decades were so full of romance and change as the years from the California gold rush of 1849 to the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869. In two decades, the West was conquered and the secession movement rose and fell. From slow ox-team and prairie schooner to the dashing Pony Express, the overland mail service mirrored these monumental strides.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806136006
• ISBN13: 9780806136004
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 361 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.5"