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Publisher
KidCaps, an imprint of BookCaps
Publication Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The Pony Express was established as a rapid courier service between the East and the West, from St. Joseph Missouri to Sacramento, California. There were tens of thousands of people living and working in California that wanted news of what was happening in the East and who wanted to send letters and packages to friends, family members, and business partners living back east. But you may wonder: why did all those people move so far away from their...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
Jump on your horse, and prepare for an adventure. Deliver the mail along with the brave employees of the Pony Express as they face dangerous terrain, frightful weather, and hostile American Indians.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Relates the history of the Pony Express from when it began to carry messages across the American West in April, 1860, until the telegraph replaced it in October, 1861.
Author
Series
Landmark books volume 7
Publisher
Random House
Publication Date
1950.
Language
English
Description
An account of the nineteen months of the operation of the Pony Express, including stories of the outlaws and Indians who were a constant threat to the mail riders. Grades 7-9.
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Publication Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
Today, many people take the delivery of mail for granted. However, in the Wild West, each time a man carried mail across vast deserts and mountains, he went on an adventure. Readers learn what it was like to be a mail carrier for the Pony Express during one of America's most expansive times, including challenges faced, battles won, and daily existence for those who dared travel that far.
10) The Pony Express
Author
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Publication Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A need for speedy mail delivery from the East to the West led to one of the most famous mail services in history. The Pony Express covers the riders, dangers, and successes that led to the service's fame.
"A need for speedy mail delivery from the East to the West led to one of the most famous mail services in history. The Pony Express covers the riders, dangers, and successes that led to the service's fame."--Publisher's website.
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