"Remember, boys, nothing on God's earth must stop the United 
States mail!" said John Butterfield to his drivers. Short as the life 
of the Southern Overland Mail turned out to be (1858 to 1861), the 
saga of the Butterfield Trail remains a high point in the westward 
movement. A. C. Greene offers a history and guide to retrace that 
historic and romantic Trail, which stretches 2800 miles from the 
Mississippi River to the Pacific coast.


"A fine mix of past and present to appeal to scholar and lay 
reader alike."—Robert M. Utley, author of The Lance and the 
Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull
 
"A. C. Greene, writing in his colorful style, has brought the old 
trail to vivid life."—Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at 
Wounded Knee

"Greene has sensitively compiled a refreshing . . . survey of the 
longest stagecoach line in world history. His own travels . . . bring 
forth an exciting companion to anyone wishing to visit famous 
stations and stops along this vanished bastion of Americana."
—Library Journal

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A. C. GREENE, often called the dean of Texas letters, was the 
author of more than twenty books, including A Personal Country. 
He was a Fellow in the Texas State Historical Association and 
the Texas Institute of Letters.