The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes ThereonSearight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
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The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon
Searight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
Cumberland Road; Pennsylvania -- Biography
CHAPTER XV.
Speech of Hon. T. M. T. McKennan 107-108
CHAPTER XVI.
Life on the Road--Origin of the Phrase Pike Boys--Slaves
Driven like Horses--Race Distinction at the Old
Taverns--Old Wagoners--Regulars and Sharpshooters--
Line Teams 109-115
CHAPTER XVII.
Old Wagoners continued--Broad and Narrow Wheels--A
Peculiar Wagon--An Experiment and a Failure--Wagon
Beds--Bell Teams 116-119
CHAPTER XVIII.
Old Wagoners continued 120-126
CHAPTER XIX.
Old Wagoners continued--The Harness they Used, etc. 127-133
CHAPTER XX.
Old Wagoners continued--An Exciting Incident of the
Political Campaign of 1840--All about a Petticoat--A
Trip to Tennessee--Origin of the Toby Cigar--The
Rubber--The Windup and Last Lay of the Old Wagoners 134-145
CHAPTER XXI.
Stage Drivers, Stage Lines and Stage Coaches--The
Postillion, etc. 146-155
CHAPTER XXII.
Stages and Stage Drivers continued--Character of Drivers
Defended--Styles of Driving--Classification of
Drivers, etc. 156-163
CHAPTER XXIII.
The First Mail Coaches--The Stage Yard at
Uniontown--Names of Coaches--Henry Clay and the
Drivers--Jenny Lind and Phineas T. Barnum on the Road,
etc., etc. 164-174
CHAPTER XXIV.
Stages and Stage Drivers continued--Gen. Taylor
Approaching Cumberland--Early Coaches, etc. 175-183
CHAPTER XXV.
Distinguished Stage Proprietors--Lucius W. Stockton,
James Reeside, Dr. Howard Kennedy, William H.
Stelle--Old Stage Agents--The Pony Express 184-191
CHAPTER XXVI.
Old Taverns and Tavern Keepers from Baltimore to
Boonsboro--Pen Picture of an Old Tavern by James G.
Blaine 192-196
CHAPTER XXVII.
Old Taverns and Tavern Keepers continued--Boonsboro to
Cumberland 197-203
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Old Taverns and Tavern Keepers continued--Cumberland to
the Little Crossings--The City of Cumberland 204-208
CHAPTER XXIX.
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