Title: West like lightning
Description: In the spring of 1860 on the eve of a civil war that threatened to tear the country apart, two Americans conceived of an audacious plan for linking the nation's two coasts, thereby joining its present with its future. This book traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri 1,500 miles west to Sacramento.
Subjects: Pony express, Postal service, Frontier and pioneer life, History, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest, Central Overland California and Pike's Peak Express Company
Places: United States, West (U.S.)