Legends of the Stagecoach

I only saw this once on INSP. I learned stuff I never knew including Wyatt Earp riding shotgun with a friend driving the coach which finally explained the OK Coral! Earp got his revenge when his friend died. I could watch a few more times. I learned a lot. I also learned about the suspension system which eventually led to car suspensions. Learning about George Monroe who was an ex-slave who perfected driving the horse teams and was sought after by dignitaries. I caught this by accident but so glad I did. Some have said it wasn't long enough and that's fine. I enjoy learning new things and I was impressed If interested see if INSP might show it again.

The show is perfectly good and provides a lot of information about the stagecoach. But it could have done a lot more. The story of the stagecoach is very interesting and can be traced back to the earliest Colonial period and the Northeast where it originated. What it accomplished then and how it was transformed is not given enough time. Also ignored is the question of routes and how they were determined and what it meant for a town where it stopped. Also kissing is the interaction between the stagecoach lines and the mail carriers, how the federal government intervened, etc. Hence, what they have is good and interesting, but there was so much more than could have been said.