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9780878424528

The Saga of the Pony Express

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    9780878424528

  • ISBN10:

    0878424520

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-05-01
  • Publisher: Mountain Pr
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Summary

Threatened by civil war and Indian uprisings, the government in the mid-1800s needed better communication with its far-flung citizens in the West. Three visionaries dreamt up a seemingly impossible solution: the Pony Express. An elite cadre of riders woul

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1(4)
An Evolving Nation
5(10)
America in Turmoil
15(4)
Birth of a Dream
19(8)
Three Mighty Visionaries
27(12)
Preparing the Way
39(8)
Off and Running
47(12)
The Ramrods
59(12)
The Challenge and Beauty of the Land
71(18)
Dangerous Trespassing
89(10)
Station to Station: Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming
99(28)
Station to Station: Utah, Nevada, and California
127(20)
Two Extraordinary Men
147(14)
Heroes on Horseback
161(28)
Passing into History
189(16)
Appendix A: Pony Express Stations 205(10)
Appendix B: Pony Express Riders 215(4)
Sites of Interest 219(4)
Bibliography 223(8)
Index 231

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