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Book Ben Holladay the Stagecoach King

Download or read book Ben Holladay the Stagecoach King written by J. V. Frederick and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1989-04-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The red and black Concord stagecoaches that crossed the West in the 1860s, known to the Indians as "fire boxes," have been celebrated in Mark Twain's fiction and JohnøFord's films. Predating the transcontinental railroads, they provided vital lines of communication to the East during the Civil War and opened to development the newly settled regions beyond the Missouri River. From 1862 to 1866 Ben Holladay owned and operated a network of stagecoach lines from Kansas to California, the main one following the central mail route between Atchison and Salt Lake City established by the U.S. government in 1848, and other lines branching into the mining country of California and Montana and Idaho territories. In spite of bad weather, primitive roads, holdups by highwaymen, and trouble with Indians, Holladay's coaches delivered passengers and mail on schedule. J. V. Frederick describes in fascinating detail the organization and operation of a vast transportation empire ruled by a man with executive genius and a gambler's instincts. Although Holladay forbade drinking and profanity on the job, he commanded the loyalty of his drivers, whom he dressed in broad-brimmed sombreros, corduroys trimmed with velvet, and high-heeled boots. He sold out just before the Union Pacific Railroad was completed and until his death in 1887 remained popular with Americans, who named racehorses and cigars after him.

Book The Saga of Ben Holladay

Download or read book The Saga of Ben Holladay written by Ellis Lucia and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Holladay's personal records, letters, and artifacts, and from scattered reports and observation of friends and foes, the author has written of Ben Holladay and the West he knew.

Book The Federal Reporter

Download or read book The Federal Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes cases argued and determined in the District Courts of the United States and, Mar./May 1880-Oct./Nov. 1912, the Circuit Courts of the United States; Sept./Dec. 1891-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Circuit Courts of Appeals of the United States; Aug./Oct. 1911-Jan./Feb. 1914, the Commerce Court of the United States; Sept./Oct. 1919-Sept./Nov. 1924, the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.

Book Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the Territory of Oregon and of the State of Oregon

Download or read book Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the Territory of Oregon and of the State of Oregon written by Oregon. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Pacific Reporter

Download or read book The Pacific Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 1140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Comprising all the decisions of the Supreme Courts of California, Kansas, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Montana, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Oklahoma, District Courts of Appeal and Appellate Department of the Superior Court of California and Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma." (varies)

Book Pacific States Reports

Download or read book Pacific States Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pacific States Reports v 1 2 New Mexico

Download or read book Pacific States Reports v 1 2 New Mexico written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book United States Reports

Download or read book United States Reports written by United States. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon and Cases in the Circuit Courts of Oregon

Download or read book Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon and Cases in the Circuit Courts of Oregon written by Oregon. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Stagecoach West

    Stagecoach West

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  • Author : Ralph Moody
  • Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
  • Release : 1998-06-01
  • ISBN : 9780803282452
  • Pages : 364 pages

Download or read book Stagecoach West written by Ralph Moody and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Out Where the West Begins

Download or read book Out Where the West Begins written by Philip F. Anschutz and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1800 and 1920, an extraordinary cast of bold innovators and entrepreneurs—individuals such as Cyrus McCormick, Brigham Young, Henry Wells and James Fargo, Fred Harvey, Levi Strauss, Adolph Coors, J. P. Morgan, and Buffalo Bill Cody—helped lay the groundwork for what we now call the American West. They were people of imagination and courage, adept at maneuvering the rapids of change, alert to opportunity, persistent in their missions. They had big ideas they were not afraid to test. They stitched the country together with the first transcontinental railroad, invented the Model A and built the roads it traveled on, raised cities and supplied them with water and electricity, established banks for immigrant populations, entertained the world with film and showmanship, and created a new form of western hospitality for early travelers. Not all were ideal role models. Most, however, once they had made their fortunes, shared them in the form of cultural institutions, charities, libraries, parks, and other amenities that continue to enrich lives in the West today. Out Where the West Begins profiles some fifty of these individuals, tracing the arcs of their lives, exploring their backgrounds and motivations, identifying their contributions, and analyzing the strategies they developed to succeed in their chosen fields.