The pony express goes through : an American saga told by its heroes /
Merely to recite the factual side of the Pony Express is not to get the heart-throbs of the story. This stirring bit of America's making can be brought back to life in all its feeling and color only as one meets the actors in that drama and hears them re-enact in a casual and natural way the pa...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Frederick A. Stokes Company,
[1935]
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| Summary: | Merely to recite the factual side of the Pony Express is not to get the heart-throbs of the story. This stirring bit of America's making can be brought back to life in all its feeling and color only as one meets the actors in that drama and hears them re-enact in a casual and natural way the parts they played in it. The central purpose of this book is to extend just that privilege to its readers. Through its pages they may meet some of the real pony riders that the author has actually known; they may get the story of the Pony Express as he has done in its vibrant verities from first-hand sources. The pictures that illuminate the pages have been created by an artist who also has a personal and intimate knowledge of that story. - Foreword. Authentic stories of the riders and station agents of the Pony Express. |
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| Item Description: | Maps on lining-papers; title vignette. Errata slip laid in. |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 208 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, color frontispiece, color plates ; 21 cm Also issued online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-208). |