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Bob Crossman's latest book explores the untold story of John Butterfield's use of STEAMBOATS to carry the Overland Mail over portions of the Fort Smith to Memphis route of Butterfield's Overland Trail.

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9780999657867

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Bob Crossman's Butterfield's Overland Mail Co. use of Steamboats to Deliver Mail and Passengers Across Arkansas, 1858-1861, tells the story of this important part of the Overland Mail Company's history. Gerald T. Ahnert Butterfield Trail historian and author The new book by Bob Crossman regarding the use of steam boats by John Butterfield to transport mail across Arkansas is extremely interesting and is a treasure trove of new information. Margaret Motley, President Pope County Historical Foundation Indepth study of the overland mail route across Arkansas by stagecoach and steamboat. This is a great resource not previously available. Glendle Griggs, Board Member Ouachita County Historical Society Camden, Arkansas

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Dr. Bob Crossman has lived within a few hundred feet of Butterfield's Overland Mail Co. stage route across Arkansas most of his adult life in Russellville, Morrilton, Brightwater, North Little Rock, Pottsville, and since 1988 in Conway. He is a member of the Southern Trails Chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association, Faulkner County Historical Society, Arkansas Historical Association, the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, and numerous postal history organizations.After graduating from Russellville High School, Bob received a B.A. from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and received graduate and post-graduate degrees from SMU in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Bob Crossman bcrossman@arumc.org8 Sternwheel Drive, Conway, AR 72034-9391

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