The First Baby in Camp. A Full Account of the Scenes of Adventures During the Pioneer Days of '49. George Francis Train. Staging in Early Days. A Mad, Wild Ride. The Pony Express. Some of the Old Time Drivers

  • Salt Lake City: The Rancher Publishing Company, 1893
By Bennett, William P.
Salt Lake City: The Rancher Publishing Company, 1893. First Edition. 68pp. Sextodecimo [17 cm] Light green printed wrappers. Near fine. Interesting reminiscences of mountain life in the early days of the Far West. A history of staging in the Sierras, including fast trips and fast times of stage, pony express and buckboard, as well as perilous trips in snow and storm, with a sketch of Hank Monk and other old-time famous drivers on the Placerville and Henness Pass routes, gold mining in California in the days of '49 with incidents and adventure. Flake/Draper 407. Six-Guns 200. Eberstadt 103: 241. Auerbach 74.

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Title

The First Baby in Camp. A Full Account of the Scenes of Adventures During the Pioneer Days of '49. George Francis Train. Staging in Early Days. A Mad, Wild Ride. The Pony Express. Some of the Old Time Drivers

Author

Bennett, William P.

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

The Rancher Publishing Company: Salt Lake City

Date

1893

Edition

First Edition


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