Stagecoach Heyday in the San Joaquin Valley 1853-1876
by William Harland Boyd (US)
1983 / 74 pages
Rating 5 / history

This is a real honest-to-god hard-cover little book published by the Kern County Historical Society.   I have no idea how it got on my shelves but in spite of the fact that neither Porterville nor the Tule River is mentioned,   it was interesting in it’s own dry little way.   There are plenty of black and white illustrations.

I have a feeling it was originally some kind of masters thesis project  >>>>MORE>>>>