The Butterfield Overland Mail
Ormsby, Waterman L. / Wright, Lyle H. / Bynum, Josephine M.
A firsthand account by the author, a reporter who in 1858 crossed the western states as the sole through passenger of the Butterfield Overland Mail stage on its first trip from St Louis to San Francisco. Here, he describes the journey, giving details of the conveyances, the accommodations, and the dangers to which they were exposed.