Presents the history and development of the mail service that delivered mail almost two thousand miles across the United States in less than ten days on horseback during the nineteenth century.
This book includes: _ Founders of the Pony Express _ Need for Mail Service _ Prime Ponies _ Pony Express Stations _ What's in that Mailbag? _ Famous Riders _ Takeover by the Telegraph _ Hands-on Activities _ Reproducible Activities ...
And we were always excessive. So in the beginning we were happy to excess.” With these opening lines Sean Wilsey takes us on an exhilarating tour of life in the strangest, wealthiest, and most grandiose of families.
The Mail Must Go Through: A Story of the Pony Express
Adventure of a letter as it travels through the post office facilities until it reaches its destination on the back of a mule in the western United States.
... through the wide open , where he'd spot any trouble against alkali flats or snow . Any mount he'd be riding would be ... The mail must go through . The mail must go through . The mail must go through . Some who could handle the pressure ...