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Author : Ralph Moody
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1958-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0803235984
Chronicles the eighteen-month operation of the Pony Express, explaining why and how it was created, describing the challenges faced by riders, and discussing.
Author : Ralph Moody
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1037380679
Author : Amy C. Rea
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781680776706
A need for speedy mail delivery from the East to the West led to one of the most famous mail services in history. The Pony Expresscovers the riders, dangers, and successes that led to the service's fame. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, maps, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Thomas M. Ratliff,David Salariya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Pony express
ISBN : 0531208729
It's 1860, and a new mail service from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, is starting up. Riders will have to cope with long hours in the saddle, floods, snow, outlaws, and even a brief war with Native Americans. Have you got what it takes? Does being a Ninja Warrior or a Pony Express Rider sound fun and exciting to you? Get ready to discover the not-so-pretty truth! In this lively series, YOU are the main character in some of history's goriest, darkest, and most horrific moments. Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply wouldn't want to be there.
Author : Ralph Moody
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0803232497
Originally published: Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1958.
Author : John Micklos, Jr.
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781491448960
"Examines the history of the Pony Express, including why it formed, the dangers riders faced, and why its legend lives on today"--
Author : Jim DeFelice
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062496799
Western Writers of America Spur Awards Finalist, Best Western Historical Nonfiction "A GROUNDBREAKING WORK. ... The first comprehensive history of the legendary transcontinental experiment in mail delivery in sixty years." —True West "This rollicking account of the daring enterprise known as the Pony Express brings its era and its legendary characters to life." —San Francisco Chronicle The new definitive history of the Pony Express by the #1 bestselling coauthor of American Sniper, illustrated with 50 images On the eve of the Civil War, three American businessmen launched an audacious plan to create a financial empire by transforming communications across the hostile territory between the nation’s two coasts. In the process, they created one of the most enduring icons of the American West: the Pony Express. Daring young men with colorful names like “Bronco Charlie” and “Sawed-Off Jim” galloped at speed over a vast and unforgiving landscape, etching an irresistible tale that passed into myth almost instantly. Equally an improbable success and a business disaster, the Pony Express came and went in just eighteen months, but not before uniting and captivating a nation on the brink of being torn apart. Jim DeFelice’s brilliantly entertaining West Like Lightning is the first major history of the Pony Express to put its birth, life, and legacy into the full context of the American story. The Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company—or “Pony Express,” as it came to be known—was part of a plan by William Russell, Alexander Majors, and William Waddell to create the next American Express, a transportation and financial juggernaut that already dominated commerce back east. All that stood in their way were almost two thousand miles of uninhabited desert, ice-capped mountains, oceanic plains roamed by Indian tribes, whitewater-choked rivers, and harsh, unsettled wilderness. The Pony used a relay system of courageous horseback riders to ferry mail halfway across a continent in just ten days. The challenges the riders faced were enormous, yet the Pony Express succeeded, delivering thousands of letters at record speed. The service instantly became the most direct means of communication between the eastern United States and its far western territories, helping to firmly connect them to the Union. Populated with cast of characters including Abraham Lincoln (news of whose electoral victory the Express delivered to California), Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill Cody (who fed the legend of the Express in his Wild West Show), and Mark Twain (who celebrated the riders in Roughing It), West Like Lightning masterfully traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri—the edge of the civilized world—west to Sacramento, the capital of California, then booming from the gold rush. Jim DeFelice, who traveled the Pony’s route in his research, plumbs the legends, myths, and surprising truth of the service, exploring its lasting relevance today as a symbol of American enterprise, audacity, and daring.
Author : Frank V. Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : UOM:39076002289408
Author : John Joseph Micklos, Jr.
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781543538267
Though the Pony Express existed for less than two years, its legend lives on today. Its mission was to deliver mail 2,000 miles across the American plains and deserts in half the time it would take by stagecoach. Riders faced many dangers, from hostile American Indians to wicked weather. Lively language and historical illustrations will help readers feel as if they are part of the journey. Meets Common Core criticial thinking standards, and provides strong ties to social studies standards on westward expansion.
Author : Michael P. Spradlin
Publisher : Walker Childrens
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0802796532
In 1860, the first Pony Express rider set out on a trail from Missouri to California. With him, he carried a special delivery-the first mail ever carried by hand to the West. Over the next eleven days, he and many other riders would endure harsh weather, dangerous animals, and more, but nothing would diminish their unflagging determination and courage. Meticulously researched and gorgeously illustrated, Michael P. Spradlin and Layne Johnson's Off Like the Wind! brings to life an adventurous journey, full of suspense and excitement, that celebrates America's can-do attitude and pioneering spirit.
Author : Joeming Dunn
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617864889
United States, 1860. Delivering the news across the great continent of North America was not easy. To provide a faster mail service, the Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Company, or Pony Express, was created. Be a rider on the Pony Express in this impressive graphic novel. Maps, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles an exciting addition to classroom discussion. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 3-6.
Author : Jeff Savage
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766040236
"Examines the Pony Express, including the origins of the mail carrier service, the trails and stations, the Pony Express riders, amazing stories from the riders, and the legacy of the Pony Express"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Joseph J. DiCerto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110289985
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 would carry the U.S. mail across 2,000 miles of inhospitable wilderness in 10 days. 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.
Author : Christopher Corbett
Publisher : Crown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767919630
“WANTED. YOUNG, SKINNY, WIRY FELLOWS. NOT OVER 18. MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS. WILLING TO RISK DEATH DAILY. ORPHANS PREFERRED.” —California newspaper help-wanted ad, 1860 The Pony Express is one of the most celebrated and enduring chapters in the history of the United States, a story of the all-American traits of bravery, bravado, and entrepreneurial risk that are part of the very fabric of the Old West. No image of the American West in the mid-1800s is more familiar, more beloved, and more powerful than that of the lone rider galloping the mail across hostile Indian territory. No image is more revered. And none is less understood. Orphans Preferred is both a revisionist history of this magnificent and ill-fated adventure and an entertaining look at the often larger-than-life individuals who created and perpetuated the myth of “the Pony,” as it is known along the Pony Express trail that runs from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. The Pony Express is a story that exists in the annals of Americana where fact and fable collide, a story as heroic as the journey of Lewis and Clark, as complex and revealing as the legacy of Custer’s Last Stand, and as muddled and freighted with yarns as Paul Revere’s midnight ride. Orphans Preferred is a fresh and exuberant reexamination of this great American story.
Author : Harry Castlemon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : UOM:39015021232965