The Pony Express and Its Death-Defying Mail Carriers (Wild History of the American West)
by Jeff C. Young
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Explores the pony express and its death defying mail carriers.Tags
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A good read about The Pony Express with surprising detail. It includes other sources of information, plus some pretty cool stories about the people involved in the Pony Express's short life.
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Award-winning author Jeff C. Young has worked as a library media specialist, and as a sportswriter for several Florida newspapers. Other titles he has written for Enslow Publishers, Inc., include True Underground Rescue Stories and Amazing African-American Actors.
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Common Knowledge
- Dedication
- To my uncle, Tommy Hanna
- First words
- In May 1860, the first settlers of the Utah and Nevada territories were at war with the Paiute Indians.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)That was the reality and the glory of the Pony Express.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Tween, Kids
- DDC/MDS
- 383.4973 — Society, government, & culture Commerce, communications & transportation regulations Postal communication Postal History By Region North America United States
- LCC
- HE6375 .P65 .Y68 — Social sciences Transportation and communications Transportation and communications Postal service. Stamps. Philately
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- (3.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 1
