Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express
Orphans Preferred • Crown Publishing Group • ISBN 9780767906937
Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express
Orphans Preferred • Crown Publishing Group • ISBN-13 9780767906937
ISBN-10 1765557720 • 2004
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“WANTED. YOUNG, SKINNY, WIRY FELLOWS. NOT OVER 18. MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS. WILLING TO RISK DEATH DAILY. ORPHANS PREFERRED.” —California newspaper help-wanted ad, 1860 The Pony Express is one of the most celebrated and enduring chapters in the history of the United States, a story of the all-American traits of bravery, bravado, and entrepreneurial risk that are part of the very fabric of the Old West.
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