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- Stage-Coach Days In The Bluegrass
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- 2014
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
When Stage-Coach Days in the Bluegrass was first published in 1935 by the Standard Press in Louisville, the New York Times reviewer described "this charming work" as "an interesting example of that very useful class of books, local histories, which so rarely get the attention they deserve."
Along with his focus on the development of stage-coach travel, Coleman covers details such as pioneer roads, taverns, travelers' experiences, mail carriers, and the coming of the railroad. This fascinating look at an age gone by is truly a work of regional culture.
Table of Contents
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- I. Pioneer Roads and Travel
- pp. 15-25
- II. the First Stage Line
- pp. 26-36
- III. Improvements of Stage Travel
- pp. 37-52
- IV. Early Taverns
- pp. 53-72
- V. Palmy Days of Stage Travel
- pp. 73-94
- VI. Opposition Lines and Drivers
- pp. 95-114
- VII. The Coming of the Railroad
- pp. 115-126
- VIII. Incidents of Stage Travel
- pp. 127-148
- IX. Experiences of Travelers
- pp. 149-161
- X. Others Users of the Road
- pp. 162-176
- XI. Taverns of a Later Time
- pp. 177-195
- XII. Ante-Bellum Days
- pp. 196-211
- XIII. The Stage As a Mail Carrier
- pp. 212-229
- XIV. Turnpikes and Toll-Gates
- pp. 230-246
- XV. Last Days of the Stage
- pp. 247-260
- Bibliography
- pp. 273-280
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