Butterfield Overland Mail (e-bog) af Ormsby, Waterman L.
Ormsby, Waterman L. (forfatter)

Butterfield Overland Mail e-bog

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This is the classic firsthand account by Waterman L. Ormsby, a reporter who in 1858 crossed the western states as the sole through passenger of the Butterfield Overland Mail stage on its first trip from St. Louis to San Francisco. Ormsby's reports, which soon appeared in the New York Herald, are lively and exciting. He describes the journey in close detail, giving full accounts of the accommoda...
E-bog 33,23 DKK
Forfattere Ormsby, Waterman L. (forfatter), Wright, Lyle H. (redaktør)
Forlag Papamoa Press
Udgivet 5 december 2018
Genrer 1KBB
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781789125580
This is the classic firsthand account by Waterman L. Ormsby, a reporter who in 1858 crossed the western states as the sole through passenger of the Butterfield Overland Mail stage on its first trip from St. Louis to San Francisco. Ormsby's reports, which soon appeared in the New York Herald, are lively and exciting. He describes the journey in close detail, giving full accounts of the accommodations, the other passengers, the country through which they passed, the dangers to which they were exposed, and the constant necessity for speed."e;A most interesting account of the first westbound trip of an overland mail stage."e;-Southern California Historical Society Quarterly"e;The best narrative of the trip and one of the best accounts of western travel by stage."e;-Pacific Historical Review"e;If other travelers had been as careful and observant as Ormsby we should know vastly more about our country and the ways of our fathers than we do...The book is fascinating. It will prove interesting to all who care for travelogues, the history of the West, and particularly to those interested in our economic history."e;-Journal of Economic History