They're off! : the story of the Pony Express / Cheryl Harness.
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0689851219
ISBN 13
9780689851216
Category
Juvenile Non-Fiction
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Publication Year
2002
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks, United States
Pages
32
Abstract
In 1860, with North and South about to be divided by war, East and West were united through an extraordinary venture -- the Pony Express. Over the course of ten days in April, eighty riders and five hundred horses delivered mail between California and Missouri -- a mission that took three weeks by stagecoach. Although it existed for only a year and a half, the Pony Express remains a legendary chapter in American history and a symbol of the bold, adventurous character of the Old West. The spirit of the brave riders and their ponies is captured perfectly in Cheryl Harness's lively, brightly illustrated, and information-filled account.
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Number of Copies
1
