10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PONY EXPRESS»
Discover the use of
pony express in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
pony express and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Riders of the
Pony Express
Chronicles the eighteen-month operation of the Pony Express, explaining why and how it was created, describing the challenges faced by riders, and discussing.
2
Buffalo Bill and the
Pony Express
A story about Buffalo Bill and his exploits as a pony express rider.
3
Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of ...
Orphans Preferred is a fresh and exuberant reexamination of this great American story.
Christopher Corbett, 2004
Recounts the exciting days when such men as Buffalo Bill Cody and Warren Upson risked hazardous conditions as riders for America's first cross-country mail system.
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Jimmy Spoon and the
Pony Express
Having returned from living with his friends the Shoshoni, seventeen-year-old Jimmy Spoon grows restless again and seeks adventure by taking a job with the Pony Express.
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Saddles and Spurs: The
Pony Express Saga
While undertaking their exhaustive research, the authors collected some three hundred photographs, of which more than fifty of the best appear in this volume.
Describes the history of the Pony Express and the daring riders who risked their lives to deliver the mail.
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The saga of the
Pony Express
Complete with dozens of illustrations, several maps, and appendixes of riders and relay stations--including stations the reader can still see today--The Saga of the Pony Express proves there's a reason some legends endure.
Provides background information about the need for mail delivery in the West in the mid-1800s, and discusses how the Pony Express was created to fulfill this need.
Jean Kinney Williams, 2002
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Pony Express Christmas
A Pony Express rider stops to help a family in need at Christmas despite his mission to deliver the mail without delay.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PONY EXPRESS»
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pony express is used in the context of the following news items.
Prettyman to receive Eagle badge
... during his Scouting career and is a Tom-Tom Beater in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, the honor camping society of BSA's Pony Express Council. «Maryville Daily Forum, Jul 15»
ARC Logistics Buys Colorado Crude Terminal for $76.6 M
The Pawnee Terminal is the primary injection point into Tallgrass Energy Partners' Northeast Colorado Lateral of the Pony Express Pipeline, ... «TankTerminals.com, Jul 15»
Pony express takes on the moors
Chinkwell Basil and Just William are pulling a carriage driven by Trisha Luxton from coast to coast across Devon. The team sets off this morning ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
US Postal Service can't be justified in 2015
Supporting the huge U.S. Postal Service is as impractical in 2015 as supporting the Pony Express after its usefulness no longer exists. «Billings Gazette, Jul 15»
More to Maui than beaches and surf
Even higher up the mountain are the friendly wranglers at Pony Express Tours, which also has zip-lining and horseback tours on historic ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
10 fascinating facts on the Postal Service's birthday
The Pony Express was a financial failure. ... innovations, the privately operated Pony Express than ran in 1860 and 1861 had a lot of risks. «Constitution Daily, Jul 15»
Johnny Fry rides at a new restaurant
Local historians suggest the spot was on Johnny Fry's route of the Pony Express when leaving St. Joseph. Two monuments have been erected, ... «News-Press Now, Jul 15»
LIST: Daytrips around Leavenworth
St. Joseph is located on the Missouri River, and is best known as the starting point of the Pony Express and the death place of Jesse James. «Leavenworth Times, Jul 15»
Twitter Is a High School Cafeteria and Swift and Minaj Are the It Girls
We have celebrities because the world got too damn big. Back before telecommunications and even the Pony Express, people only knew those ... «TIME, Jul 15»
New old inn getting rave reviews
The general manager for the Pony Express and co-owner of the Huff House Inn and Cabins said the inn's uniqueness is why it's doing so well ... «Jackson Hole News&Guide, Jul 15»
