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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Stagecoach Stagecoach Philip L Fradkin "Sweeping in scope, as revealing of an era as it is of a company, Stagecoach is the story of Wells Fargo and the American West, by Philip L. Fradkin.". "The trail of Wells Fargo runs through nearly … OL11552964W
Mrs. Adams in winter Mrs. Adams in winter Michael O'Brien Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a Russian carriage and set out to meet her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris. She traveled through the snows of easte… OL15498878W
Nevada captive Nevada captive Catherine Creel SHE'D DEMAND HIS RESPECT All that was left of her father's frontier struggle was the McAlister Stage --- and spirited Caley McAlister was determined to make the company a success. Then that tall a… OL16481081W
Stagecoach Stagecoach A. Richard Mansir Recounts the history of the stagecoach in America from the early days of the Republic to the westward expansion, using illustrations, historical documents, maps, and fictional diary entries. OL1948148W
Old Coaching Days Old Coaching Days Stanley Harris Book details the operation of UK horse drawn coach routes in the 1800s. The author, Stanley Harris, was an attorney at law born in 1816 and lived in Barnet, north London. OL208379W
The flying machine The flying machine John J. Loeper The experiences of a young boy traveling by stagecoach from Philadelphia to New York on the Old York Road reveal the joys and discomforts of this mode of transportation. OL2695483W
Do not annoy the Indians Do not annoy the Indians Betty Baker A thirteen-year-old, his older sister, and younger brother travel from Philadelphia to Arizona where their father is running a stagecoach station. They arrive to find their father has gone off to pan… OL5271023W
Sharps rifles and Spanish mules Sharps rifles and Spanish mules Wayne R. Austerman History of stage coach lines that served South Texas during the 19th Century. OL5370331W
Stagecoach pioneers of the Southwest Stagecoach pioneers of the Southwest Robert N. Mullin A history of the stage lines of the Southwestern U.S. (Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) written by a noted expert in the history of stagecoaching. OL5664612W
The Overland Trail North The Overland Trail North Harold Marion Dunning A guide to the Overland Trail as researched by Mr. Dunning OL7227356W