Stage Coach and Tavern Days
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1900. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with red and black lettering and illustration; xvi, 2 unnumbered pages; 449 pp. Numerous bw ills. Good (Boards have edgewear and mild smudging on the front; the back cover is mildly cockled and moderately soiled; interior is clean, but page 134 has a smudge; textblock is cracked.). Item #194004
An account of 19th century stage-coach travel and tavern life in Kentucky addressing social life and customs, stage coach lines, signboards, typical characteristics of tavern landlords, turnpike routes, and toll gates, and the toll gate war in the Bluegrass.
OCLC: 1523847
Price: $35.00
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