Author: Joanne Mattern Publisher: Mitchell Lane ISBN: 1545745722 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 39
Book Description
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: Henry James Forman Publisher: ISBN: Category : Photoplay editions Languages : en Pages : 328
Book Description
Describes the circumstances under which the Pony Express was founded, how it was organized, the rough territory and general hardships faced by the riders, and the tecgnological innovation that ended it.
Author: Simone Payment Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc ISBN: 9781404201811 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 68
Book Description
Looks at the history of the Pony express mail delivery system, discussing why it was started, the beginning operations, and its final day of service.
Author: Rhonda Gibson Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1488017824 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 170
Book Description
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: Tim McNeese Publisher: Infobase Publishing ISBN: 1604130288 Category : Pony express Languages : en Pages : 145
Book Description
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
Book Description
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: Lee Gossett Publisher: National Smokejumper Association ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 133
Book Description
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: Bernie Fuchs Publisher: Blue Sky Press (AZ) ISBN: 9780439266451 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
Book Description
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.
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