Have you purchased your ticket? Brought your valise?
The horses are coming around now. Are you all set for a journey to Yorktown?
With our nice, large wheels and a good team, we shouldn’t have any trouble crossing streams or moving along a muddy road. And the roof will keep us dry — for the most part.
Horse-drawn stages remained a fixture on the American scene well into the 19th century. Fictional Elm Ridge, Illinois depended on steamboats traveling the Mississippi River for most of their needs, but were connected to the stage capital by a stagecoach route. Check out the story of a few immigrants who arrived mid-century in New Dreams, a sweet, historical romance. https://amzn.to/3vWydWE
