THE BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND MAIL 1857 - 1869.

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Three volumes. 412; 446pp.; atlas volume of seventy-seven plates and three maps. Original red cloth, spines gilt, t.e.g. Spines a touch sunned. A near fine set. Untrimmed. In black cloth slipcases. A handsome set of this well-illustrated and thoroughly detailed history, one of the best of this important overland mail project. Butterfield ran a southern overland route which began in St. Louis, Missouri, went through Fort Smith, Arkansas, and then continued through Indian Territory, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Baja California, and California ending in San Francisco, until his six-year government contract was cut short by the outbreak of the Civil War. He was also the founder of American Express. "The primary source of information on the Butterfield Overland Mail, the first great overland postal service from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast. The reviews were almost embarrassing in their praise. With its detailed information on routes, the various stations, the personnel, it is constantly in demand, and the book's value has appreciated dramatically over the years" - Clark & Brunet. An important Arthur Clark publication on overland travel, and a difficult title to find in such nice condition. CLARK & BRUNET 50. REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 230 (note). N° de ref. del artículo WRCAM57654

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