A Thrilling and Truthful History of The Pony Express : or Blazing The Westward Way and other sketches and incidents of those stirring times
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co, 1908.
Illustrated by Illustrated. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Item #17058
Library marks/label, both hinges taped, spine sun, light edgewear, text tone, otherwise light wear. Still solid hardcover.; Brief historical account of Pony Express mail service from 1860 to 1861, linking the East and West just before the telegraph made it obsolete. The book describes how young riders carried mail on horseback across the western frontier, relaying messages over nearly 2,000 miles between Missouri and California, emphasizing the courge, endurance and speed of the riders in face of dangers from weather, terrain and conflict. ; Ex-Library; 98 pages.
Price: $29.95