James E. Birch: His Empire on Wheels, Volume 2. San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line

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Narrative history of the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line with biographical information about James E. Birch including transcriptions of newspaper clippings and documents, with supplementary photos and images. Index starts on page 166.

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iii, 17, 172 p. : ill., maps. ; 28 cm.

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Gallucci, Alfred D. & Gallucci, Mary McClennon 1989.

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Narrative history of the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line with biographical information about James E. Birch including transcriptions of newspaper clippings and documents, with supplementary photos and images. Index starts on page 166.

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iii, 17, 172 p. : ill., maps. ; 28 cm.

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"Volume II."

Preface: "An anthology of newspaper clippings and documents relating to James E. Birch and those people who helped him to establish an "Empire on Wheels" in the Southwest and Western states during the years of 1849-1866. The San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line ran from July 1857 to August 1861" (p. iii).

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Gallucci, Alfred D. & Gallucci, Mary McClennon. James E. Birch: His Empire on Wheels, Volume 2. San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line, book, 1989; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1121276/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Castroville Public Library.

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