The First Overland Mail

U.S. Landmark Books #40

by Robert E. Pinkerton, Paul Lantz (Illustrator)

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Genres: History, Childrens

185 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1953

Reviews

[Ted · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm re-living my childhood by re-reading Landmark History books. I can't recall reading this one. How is your memory over reading events 60 and more years ago? If I did I must have had some sleepless nights for their are a number of very graphic accounts of Indian attacks and killings that took place along the overland route.

[Shaun · Rating 4 out of 5]

American know-how rides again. Good outline of an interesting part of history.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Landmark titles are always worth reading.

The first trip was in the fall of 1858. John Butterfield is a name to remember. It took 23 days to get news from one coast to the other -- so very different from the speed now possible with the internet. (But there was probably a lot fewer pieces of 'junk mail' back then.)