The Pony Express
Subtitle: an illustrated history
By: C.W. Guthrie ; with photographs by Bart Smith.
Contributors: Smith, Bart, 1959-
Publisher: TwoDot
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780762748167
Subjects: Pony express -- History; Postal service -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Postal service -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a splendid moment in history; title: Conquering the great expanse; title: Young men and mustangs; title: The ride that launched a legend; title: Over prairie and plain; title: Along the Platte; title: Along the Sweetwater River to the Salt Lake valley; title: Crossing the Great Basin; title: Braving the desert, war, and the Sierra Nevada; title: The end and the myth; title: Keeping the spirit alive.