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QUICKSILVER

Written by R.C. Anderson, J.M. Anderson
Published by David & Charles in 1973
ISBN: 0715360833

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Front cover

Cover of QUICKSILVER by R.C. Anderson; J.M. Anderson

Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1 Prelude
  • 2 The Founding of a Legend
  • 3 The Driving Force
  • 4 Stage Coaches in the Golden Age
  • 5 The Development of the Roads
  • 6 The Royal Mail
  • 7 Inns, Innkeepers and Coach Proprietors
  • 8 Development of the Mail Coach System
  • 9 Passengers, Highwaymen and Accidents
  • 10 The End of the Road
  • Appendices
  • A Chronological Summary of Developments in Coaching
  • B Some Former Coaching Inns Still in Existence and Hotels or Inns
  • C Glossary of Coaching Terms
  • D Mail Coaches Departing from London Nightly in 1836
  • E Mail and Stage Coaches Serving Liverpool in 1836
  • F Mail and Stage Coaches Serving Exeter in 1836
  • G Mail and Stage Coaches Serving Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1836
  • H Mail and Stages Coaches Serving Norwich in 1836
  • Bibliography
  • Acknoweldgements
  • Index