THE OVERLAND STAGE TO CALIFORNIA ROOT HDC NF 1ST. 1970 RIO GRANDE PRESS

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THE
OVERLAND STAGE
TO
CALIFORNIA
THE PONY EXPRESS
BY
FRANK A. ROOT
WILLIAM E. CONNELLEY
1ST. EDITION
1970
THE RIO GRANDE PRESS
GLORIETA, NEW MEXICO
645 PAGES
W/2 FOLDED MAPS
BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION
One of the most valuable narratives on the Overland Stage. As the agent of the postal department, Root oversaw the transportation of the mails over the great stage line. Connelley was a veteran writer who whipped Root's manuscript into shape. The narrative is packed with anecdotes and details and is abundantly illustrated. "The original, is very rare and is considered the standard history of the early stage lines" (Six-Guns). "Root's Overland Stage is a classic account of this mode of travel under conditions of extreme peril" (Mattes). "A basic work about early Western transportation systems" (Paher). A number of years ago, a direct relative of Frank A. Root informed me that the reason the first edition of this work is so scarce is that there was a major flood of the Kansas River and most copies of the work were destroyed.
Hardcover First Edition 1970 First Printing. Fold out map in front and back. Binding tight square, corners sharp. Pages clean, no writing.