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The Stagecoach in Northern California: Rough Rides, Gold Camps & Daring Drivers

The Stagecoach in Northern California: Rough Rides, Gold Camps & Daring Drivers

Stapp, Cheryl Anne

Hardcover

Transportation GeneralRegional: West

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1540209245
ISBN13: 9781540209245
Publisher: History Pr
Published: Jul 8 2014
Pages: 146
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
New England stagemen followed thousands of bedazzled gold rushers out west in 1849, carving out the first public overland transportation routes in California. Daring drivers like Hank Monk navigated treacherous terrain, while entrepreneurs such as James Birch, Jared Crandall and Louis McLane founded stagecoach companies traveling from Stockton to the Oregon border and over the formidable Sierra Nevada. Stagecoaches hauling gold from isolated mines to big-city safes were easy targets for highwaymen like Black Bart. Road accidents could end in disaster--coaches even tumbled down mountainsides. Journey back with author Cheryl Anne Stapp to an era before the railroad and automobile arrived and discover the wild history of stagecoach travel in California.

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