The Story of the Pony Express: An Account of the Most Remarkable Mail Service Ever in Existence, and Its Place in History
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00DIGUXUU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 514 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Really Cool, In-Depth Story of The Pony Express I breezed through this history, and found it amazing the feats that they were able to achieve in such a short time to create the Pony Express. Great for business owners looking at how to start a company right, and history buffs who find this really interesting.. Five Stars great read!. Facts, facts and more facts. I absolutely adore anything to do with horses, and thought that this book would hold my interest from the first page. It was though a disappointment, as all it is, is facts. How long it took from one place to another, no interesting stories about the riders or their horses. One of my favourite films of all time is Hidalgo, and apparently he was a pony express rider (not a figment of a film makers imagination), so it would have been much more interesting,had Mr Bradley written it with more information of the riders, the horses, the stage personnel etc, than just page after page of facts, figures and times.
and Sacramento helped with the establishment of California as a free state (vs. A series of relay stations were established with fresh horses so the rider could get fresh mounts all along the route. It took immense courage and perseverance on the part of the riders and the relay station personnel and took about 10 days through rough terrain, Indian massacres, ambushes, and weather conditions over the Sierra that were brutal, to get a message through. Glenn Danford Bradley (1884-1930) was an American author of late 19th and early 20th century. a slave state) and helped the Union factions strengthen just prior to the Civil War. The riders just changed mounts and went as fast as possiblerarely stopping their daredevil rides even to sleep and eat. A crucial communication link from the end of the telegraph lines in the east to Sacramento, California. His work deeply analyzed the subject.. He concent