Sharps Rifles and Spanish Mules The San Antonio-El Paso Mail, 1851-1881 by Wayne R. Austerman

"Austerman's fact-packed story relates the excitement and the danger that mail carriers experienced while passing through this inhospitable land. Included are historical photographs and lively depictions of the owners of the stage line, influential Texans and the courageous, sharp-shooting drivers who delivered the mail."--AMERICAN WEST, March-April, 1986

" . . . finely detailed story of the San Antonio-El Paso mail route is a definitive account of an important segment of American transportation and communication history . . . excellent contribution to our understanding of frontier commercial adventure. And it is an especially valuable contribution to an important segment of Texas history."--THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN HISTORY, June, 1986

1985 Southwest Book Award given by the Border Regional Library Association.

Certificate of Commendation, American Association for State and Local History.

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Sharps Rifles and Spanish Mules
+ 1-58544-063-9 paper $29.95

LC 84-40557. 6x9. 336 pp. Illus. Maps. Bib. Index.
Texas History.

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