A Texas Pioneer: Early Staging and Overland Freighting Days on the Frontiers of Texas and Mexico (First Edition)
by Santleben, August; Affleck, I.D. (Edited by); [TEXAS];
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1910.
FIRST EDITION.
Original cloth, lettered in gilt.
321 pages.
Fair. Hinges reinforced nicely with booktape; tight binding; pages generally clean; a few dogears; name on front endpaper; covers soiled and worn.
"A personal narrative, containing accounts of the difficulties and gun fights along the old stage routes. The author came to Texas in 1845. He gives a sketch of San Antonio, with a list of those who lived there between 1845 and 1857."--Goodspeed.
"The author came to San Antonio in the early 50's, drove the U. S. mail coach from that place to Eagle Pass and, in 1867, established the first stage line between the U. S. and Mexico, later operating a freighting business from San Antonio to Chihuahua."--Eberstadt.
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- Bookseller
- LaCelle Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18696
- Title
- A Texas Pioneer: Early Staging and Overland Freighting Days on the Frontiers of Texas and Mexico (First Edition)
- Author
- Santleben, August; Affleck, I.D. (Edited by); [TEXAS];
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: The Neale Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- TEXANA,TEXIANA
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