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Author: Cheryl Harness Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780689851216 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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In 1860, with North and South about to be divided by war, East and West were united through an extraordinary venture -- the Pony Express. Over the course of ten days in April, eighty riders and five hundred horses delivered mail between California and Missouri -- a mission that took three weeks by stagecoach. Although it existed for only a year and a half, the Pony Express remains a legendary chapter in American history and a symbol of the bold, adventurous character of the Old West. The spirit of the brave riders and their ponies is captured perfectly in Cheryl Harness's lively, brightly illustrated, and information-filled account.
Author: Cheryl Harness Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780689851216 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
In 1860, with North and South about to be divided by war, East and West were united through an extraordinary venture -- the Pony Express. Over the course of ten days in April, eighty riders and five hundred horses delivered mail between California and Missouri -- a mission that took three weeks by stagecoach. Although it existed for only a year and a half, the Pony Express remains a legendary chapter in American history and a symbol of the bold, adventurous character of the Old West. The spirit of the brave riders and their ponies is captured perfectly in Cheryl Harness's lively, brightly illustrated, and information-filled account.
Author: Joanne Mattern Publisher: Mitchell Lane ISBN: 1545745722 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 39
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Imagine waiting months to get your mail or find out the news. That was the reality for thousands of settlers in the western United States in 1860. At that time, the only way to deliver mail was by boat or overland by stagecoach. These journeys covered thousands of miles and took weeks or months to complete. Then, in 1860, the Pony Express burst across the West. Its teams of brave young men riding fast horses delivered the mail in record time and delighted settlers all over the country. Was the Pony Express a success? Did its riders really face death and danger at every turn? Find out the truth in this exciting tale of a treasured part of American life.
Author: Lee Gossett Publisher: National Smokejumper Association ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 133
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Smokejumper to Global Pilot is an excellent description of an incredible string of events that Lee Gossett started when he was a young teenager hanging around the local airport. Learning to fly and licensed by 16, he moved down many paths which included being a smokejumper, a "kicker" for Air America in Southeast Asia, a crop duster in New Zealand, and a pilot for Air America, Continental Air Services, and eventually for the proprietary replacement for Air America. From "can do" operations and "out of the box" thinking to the development and adaption of innovative new technology, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers, not just aircraft aficionados. Simply put this is a guidebook to creating an adventurous life by never letting an opportunity pass you by.
Author: Tim McNeese Publisher: Infobase Publishing ISBN: 1604130288 Category : Pony express Languages : en Pages : 145
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From April 1860 to October 1861, the mail service known as the Pony Express operated between Saint Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. This title explores the history of the predecessor to modern mail delivery and its importance in keeping communication open from coast to coast.
Author: Mary Tucker Publisher: Lorenz Educational Press ISBN: 0787786063 Category : Languages : en Pages : 36
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Students will enjoy learning about this period of American history through poems, music, games, discussion, art and creative writing. They'll learn what a petition is and start one of their own; they'll make Pony Rider puppets and work together to dramatize a Pony Express ride and they'll compete in a relay race to discover for themselves what the Pony Riders knew, that everybody on the team has to do his best and not let the team down. Students will cooperate in putting together a Pony Express museum to illustrate what they have learned and to share their knowledge with friends and family. All this and more will open up the pages of history and involve students in a fun learning adventure they'll always remember.
Author: Bernie Fuchs Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ) ISBN: 9780439266451 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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In Nevada in 1861, a young Pony Express rider races for his life, pursued by seven Paiute warriors who are determined to drive white settlers out of their territory.
Author: Rhonda Gibson Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1488017824 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 170
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Conveniently Wed Pony Express manager Clayton Young arrives for his new assignment at a Wyoming ranch just in time to save Maggie Fillmore’s ailing baby. The lovely young widow is struggling to care for a ranch, her sister and a newborn, and Clayton plans to pursue medicine—not marriage. Yet Maggie’s dire situation spurs him to offer a match of convenience… Maggie hoped never to rely on any man again, even one as kind as Clayton. But with her late husband’s greedy cousin trying to take away her ranch, she has little choice. And though Maggie worries her union with Clayton might not be enough to save her ranch, she soon sees it could be just what her heart needs.
Author: Publisher: U of Nebraska Press ISBN: 9780803267466 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 332
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Responding to the enduring lure of the West that captured his imagination as a child, Jerry Ellis decides to follow the trail of the Pony Express, a short-lived, hell-for-leather mail delivery service that lasted just one and a half years starting in 1860 but has marked itself in national memory ever since. Starting his journey in St. Joseph, Missouri, Ellis follows the Pony Express trail across Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada to the end of the line in San Francisco. Ellis succeeds in completing his twenty-one-hundred-mile journey by foot, horseback, covered wagon, hitchhiking, and canoe. Open to what he finds, including his own frailties, Ellis reports with sympathy and humor on the strange variety of the modern West.
Author: Rhonda Gibson Publisher: HarperCollins Australia ISBN: 1489214135 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 164
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Bound by a Child Pony Express rider Jacob Young is a man of action, which is why when he sees a little girl caught in the middle of a stampede, he races to her rescue. And he soon discovers the child is the half sister he hadn't known he had. The more time Jacob spends with adorable Daisy and her beautiful guardian, ranch owner Lilly Johnson, the more he realises they're filling all the lonely corners of his heart. Wary Lilly can't deny the cherished feelings that overcome her when Jacob vows to protect her and Daisy from any harm. And she can't help but hope that maybe they can put their past hurts aside and forge a future together as a full–fledged family.
Author: Meghan Yule Publisher: ISBN: Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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On a snowy Christmas Eve, with her family's help, Maggie learns what makes the holiday season so special and what makes for the best present of all.
Author: Cheryl Harness
Author: Cheryl Harness
Author: Joanne Mattern
Author: Lee Gossett
Author: Tim McNeese
Author: Mary Tucker
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Author: Rhonda Gibson
Author: Meghan Yule