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.
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
