The Stagecoach Through Apache Country: A History Of The Stagecoach Companies And Stage Stations In Northeastern Cochise County, Arizona Territory: 1857 - 1880

BRAD SMITH

Publication: Sulphur Springs Valley Historical Society, 2013 , Willcox

Sulphur Springs Valley Historical Society Monograph Series No. 4. First edition. Limited to 200 copies, signed and numbered by the author. 11" x 8 1/2" in color pictorial wrappers. 76 pp. including wrappers, contents, introduction, illustrations, bibliography. "In this geographic area of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, stories unfold one after the other over the entire long-distance stagecoach period from 1857 to 1880. With the Apache unrest this was one of the most exciting areas in all of frontier Arizona. The long-distance stage began as an experiment to move the mail overland across a sprawling wilderness to a demanding public in California. Along the way you will meet the people, the places and events that shaped one of the most exciting eras in Arizona history." Includes chapters on the Transcontinental Stagecoach Lines and the Sections Trunk Stage Lines. Fine. Unread copy.

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