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You wouldn't want to be a Pony Express rider! : a dusty, thankless job you'd rather not do
Title:
You wouldn't want to be a Pony Express rider! : a dusty, thankless job you'd rather not do
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Summary:
Describes the disadvantages to being a Pony Express rider, including riding in all weather, natural disasters, and disease.
Year Published:
2012
Physical Description:
32 pages : some color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
What is the Pony Express? -- Signing up -- "Go west, young man!" -- The mail service -- Life on the trail -- The route west -- The Paiute War -- Tools for the job -- The dangers of the trail -- The telegraph -- the troubled election of 1860 -- The end of the Express.
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ISBN:
9780531208724

9780531209479

9781451737172
Publisher:
New York : Franklin Watts, 2012.
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