Coleman, J. Winston

Stage-Coach Days in the Bluegrass. Being an Account of Stage-Coach Travel and Tavern Days in Lexington and Central Kentucky, 1800-1900

Louisville: The Standard Press, 1935.

Hardcover. Near fine. Second printing. 286 pp, with index and illustrations, in original blue cloth with gilt titles. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, light rubbing to corners and spine ends, else a fine copy. No dust jacket. A detailed account of Kentucky's stage coach routes and the many taverns and inns that catered to their passengers, based on contemporary newspaper accounts and "personal interviews with many of the oldest and best informed residents" of the region.

Item #23184

Price: $35.00