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Pony Express American History:     more books (37)

A Thrilling And Truthful History of the Pony Express or Blazing the Westward Way by William Lightfoot Visscher, 2005-03 The Story of the Pony Express by Glenn D. Bradley, 2004-03-31 Saddles and Spurs: The Pony Express Saga (Bison Book) by Raymond W. Settle, Mary Lund Settle, 1972-10-01 The Story of the Pony Express by Glenn D. Bradley, 2007-01-27 MAIL, OVERLAND, AND STAGECOACHES: An entry from Charles Scribner's Sons' <i>Dictionary of American History</i> by LeRoy R. Hafen, 2003 Pony Express: Voyage of Discovery:The Story Behind the Scenery by Anthony Godfrey, Roy Webb, 1999-03 The Overland Stage to California: Personal Reminiscences and Authentic History of the Great Overland Stage Line and Pony Express by Frank A. Root, William E. Connelly, 1989-11 Pony Express Guidebook (Desert Rat Guidebook Series) by Jamison Station Pr Staff, 1984-12 Landmarks of American History, 10 Vol. Set (Voyages of Christopher Columbus, Landing of the Pilgrims, Paul Revere & the Minute Men, Our Independ. & the Constit., Lewis & Clark Exped., Santa Fe Trail, Calif. Gold Rush, Pony Express, Building the First Transcont. RR, Panama Canal) by Daugherty, Fisher, Neuberger, Adams, McNeer, Nathan, Considine Sperry, 1950

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41. Pony Express NHT: Historic Resource Study (Chapter 9)
    people did not forget about the pony express, but its heroic history wasresurrected american companies soon capitalized on the pony express to make  
    http://www.nps.gov/poex/hrs/hrs9.htm
    
    Extractions: SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PONY EXPRESS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTRODUCTION The Pony Express was officially discontinued on October 26, 1861, with the completion of the overland telegraph line. During the eighteen months of operation, it made 308 rides each way, covering a distance of 616,000 miles, and carrying approximately 35,000 pieces of mail, with a good percentage of the mail (67 percent) going east from San Francisco and Sacramento; [ ANNIVERSARIES After its demise, people did not forget about the Pony Express, but its heroic history was resurrected from the annals of history as a significant page in transportation and communication history. Though William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody demonstrated the Pony Express in his Wild West shows in the 1880s, recognition of the significance of the Pony Express came at the turn of the century after the publication of Frederick Jackson Turner's famous essay "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" in 1893. Thereafter, fearing the consequences of the frontier closing on our American character, we as a nation, drew strength from our frontier heritage and rise of the American West. In this quest for a usable past, the Pony Express became a usable American Western icon, symbolizing America's strength, work ethic, entrepreneurship, and individual heroism. American companies soon capitalized on the Pony Express to make correlations between it and their products. For example, one nationwide credit card company offered its customers the opportunity to purchase a collection of United States historic coins, one coin displaying a Pony Express rider. [

42. American Western History Museums, Stage Coach, Chuck Wagons, Friends Of Freedom
    To Help support The american Western history Museums visit Rocky Mountain Stagecoach Lines and The pony express emerged as the first reliable passenger  
    http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/index_americanwest_museums.html
    
    Extractions: American West Stagecoach Journey Through History American Western History Museums, Stagecoach Chuck Wagons Friends of Freedom American Western History Museums From archive collections we are proud to present the first of our museums for your enjoyment. Visit us often as we prepare 30 years of serous historical collections into Fine Museums for your pleasure. Enjoy your stay with us The Museum of The Great American West The Museum of The Great American West was created for your pleasure in a hope to shine a realism of light on a very interesting time in history. Directors of movies and authors of books have portrayed this frame of time in many ways The magic of the Old American West today is in the hearts of people in love with the memories and perceptions of which they have experienced or wish they could. I hope you enjoy our interpretation portrayed here for you today

43. The Pony Express
    The pony express was a unique attempt to deliver mail to the american West. the express became a colorful fixture of Western history.  
    http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1545.html
    
    Extractions: The Pony Express was a unique attempt to deliver mail to the American West. Although it only operated for 18 months (April 3, 1860 to November 18, 1861) and bit the dust, the express became a colorful fixture of Western history. Seeking publicity and federal aid for an overland mail service, William H. Russell persuaded William B. Waddell and Alexander Majors to back his Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, better known as the Pony Express. The firm would carry mail and some small freight for the fledgling Wells Fargo Company between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.* Senator William M. Gwin of California was the congressional backer of the Pony Express. Russell handled promotion, Waddell was in charge of finances, and Majors was director of personnel. To draw public attention to the central route in hope of winning the $1 million government mail contract for their business, the partners intended to: Prove that the central route followed by the Pony Express would be quicker than the longer southern route used by the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoaches.

44. American History - Gananda School Library
    Try this site for general facts about Early american history, including theRevolution. The pony express Museum About the pony express  
    http://www.gananda.k12.ny.us/library/mshslibrary/amhist.htm

45. Oregon Trail, California Trail, Mormon Trail And Pony Express Trail Historical M
    times of early pioneers, including the Native american history of that era . pony express TRAIL Though in operation only eighteen months between 1860  
    http://www.casperwyoming.info/trails_center.html
    
    Extractions: The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is one of Wyoming's finest museums. Featuring state-of-the-art technology, the interpretive center allows the visitor to experience what pioneer life was like for the early emigrants traveling on the Oregon Trail California Trail Mormon Trail , Bozeman Trail, Bridger Trail and Pony Express Trail . The interpretive center features four outdoor kiosks, an entrance designed to resemble the curved top of a covered wagon, and visitors can experience a unique piece of western history as they sit in a wagon and view a simulated crossing of the North Platte River. The highlight of the center is an award-winning audiovisual presentation illustrating the lives and times of early pioneers, including the Native American history of that era. The National Historical Trails Interpretive Center is a must see for all those interested in pioneer life and our nation's westward expansion.

46. Orphans Preferred: Press
    He ambles through the afterlife of the pony express as entertainment, accumulating a Readers of american history in search of a fresh and unorthodox  
    http://www.umbc.edu/corbett/press.html
    
    Extractions: Douglas Brinkley, author of Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress "If MBAs existed in 1860, they'd have advised Russell, Majors & Waddell that their business plan for a cross-continental courier service was a loser. But the firm's folly was the Old West's gain, creating one of its most myth encrusted miragesthe fabled Pony Express. In his rollicking account of the Express, Corbett wryly picks his way through the embellishments that surround its short year-and-a-half existence . . . He ambles through the afterlife of the Pony Express as entertainment, accumulating a gallery of newspaper hacks, cheap novelists, showman Buffalo Bill, filmmakers, and local history antiquarians who peddled truths and fabrications about it. . . Buffs of the West will virtually gallop to the checkout line." Booklist "It is the mythmaking as much as the Pony Express itself that is Christopher Corbett's subject in his entertaining and informative Orphans Preferred. The book is not so much a history as it is an effort to peel away the layers of fabrication that obscure the real Pony Express and to distinguish the liars and fabulists from the mere embroiderers."

47. IMA Hero: Reading Program American West
    Asianamericans in the Old West The pony express history of Japaneseamericans in California (NPS) Chronology of Asian american history (MIT)  
    http://www.imahero.com/readingprogram/august2002.html

48. Route40.net Bibliography - Pony Express
    The pony express in american history (In american history) Enslow Publishing.1990. ISBN 0894909894. pony express (Wild West in american history)  
    http://www.route40.net/cgi-bin/bookscatpony.cgi

49. Mr Donn S American History - US History Lesson Plans, Homework Help
    Modern America Emerges (see menu below), Our Lesson Plans for US history,The Fifty States pony express Overland Stage UNIT  
    http://members.aol.com/MrDonnHistory/American.html

50. History Homework
    Civil War Slavery (See also African american history sites listed above) pony express Learn all about the pony express mail delivery system  
    http://www.sdstatelibrary.com/forkids/history.htm
    
    Extractions: Revolution African American Underground Railroad ... Westward Expansion General Sites American Cultural History Find out what items and events were popular in America throughout the decades Explore America's Past Developed by the National Park Service History Channel Way Back U.S. History for Kids This site developed by PBS covers a lot of different periods in U.S. History including the Gold Rush, Technology in the 1900s, Flight and Political Rights. World History from 1000-2003 Check this site out to find information on the various decades of the 20th Century, as well as other periods in American history.

51. Lahontan Valley News And Fallon Eagle Standard - Visitor Guide
    Fort Churchill was once a prominent military garrison and pony express station . Surround Yourself in Archaeology and Native american history.  
    http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20050518/SPECIALA02/50518006
    
    Extractions: FRONT PAGE News Sports Your Town ... Write the Editor SERVICES Today's Ads Archives Subscribe RSS Feeds ... Yellow Pages SPOTLIGHT SPECIAL SECTIONS Order a Fallon History Book!! The Bride to Be 2005 Health and Wellness 2005 Fallon Visitor Guide ... Homestyle Magazine NEWSPAPERS Nevada Appeal Record Courier Sierra Sun Tahoe Bonanza ... Tahoe World VISITOR INFO Fallon Tourism Fallon Chamber of Commerce Silver State International Rodeo Reno.com ... Tahoe.com Search: Classifieds Place an Ad September 25, 2005 Bird the northern Lahontan Valley areas including Soda Lake, S-Line Reservoir, and Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge. Visit the Stillwater NWR headquarters at 1000 Auction Way or the Field Office at 380 Triple E Lane for information on water conditions, birding hot spots, etc. before venturing out to the refuge. Stillwater attracts a large number of swans, geese and ducks, and its share of rare birds such as Brown Pelican and Silt Sandpiper. In addition to the birding that can be done there, Soda Lake is also a historical sight where soda was mined at the turn of the 20th Century and has, at the bottom of the lake, a "city" of mining equipment and structures used in the production of soda. Bird the southern Lahontan Valley areas including Diversion Dam, NAS Fallon Nature Trail, Harmon Reservoir, and the Carson Lake Wetlands. Carson Lake wetlands provide some of the best birding in northern Nevada with shorebird migration at its peak in April and again in August. Winter brings large numbers of raptors including Rough-legged hawk and the Bald Eagle. Diversion Dam is excellent for songbirds. NAS Fallon nature trail is also excellent for songbirds and one can occasionally see the metal kind, an F/A 18 Hornet training in the distance.

52. Golden Pioneer Museum-Western History Books
    The story of the pony express, which carried transcontinental mail from April one of the most invigorating and satisfying episodes in american history.  
    http://www.goldenpioneermuseum.com/bookstore/westernhistory.htm
    
    Extractions: Western History You can buy any of these books right now, from amazon.com! Just click on "Buy it now!" This is what we're all about: Western history at its finest. The Golden Pioneer Museum is proud to offer some of the best, most interesting Western history ever published. Click on one of the books below to view a description: Utes The Mountain People Wagon Wheel Kitchens: Food on the Oregon Trail The Home Ranch An Owl on Every Post ... Colorado Gunsmoke Moving with the seasons, the Utes covered vast areas of Colorado and surrounding states. Summer would find the tribes in the high country of the Rockies. In the fall, attention turned to gathering food and supplies and preparing for the harsh season ahead. Winters were spent in the semi-arid country of northern New Mexico and Utah, trading with neighbors. Springtime would find the various groups heading back to the high country of the Rockies. The traditional Ute food gathering and hunting lifestyle brought the Utes into the inevitable, tragic, and absolute conflict with incoming settlers, soldiers, and miners, who wanted to divide up the Ute homeland into privately owned parcels. The heart of Ute history lies in the oral tradition and is slowly fading away.

53. Hopewell Elementary School American History Page
    american history. First Nations Information about dozens of Native american tribes Lewis and Clark, the Santa Fe Trail, Oregon Trail, pony express, etc.  
    http://www.hvrsd.k12.nj.us/hopewell/home/AmericanHistory.html

54. Benicia History Timeline - The Pony Express
    In the short history of the pony express despite the dangers involved, of them for more information about this exciting chapter in american history.  
    http://www.beniciahistoricalmuseum.org/History/ponyexpress.htm
    
    Extractions: 1860 to 1861- The Pony Express Benicia was not on the regular Pony Express Route, but when the riders' missed their steamer connection to San Francisco from Sacramento, they took the alternative route through Solano County. This happened a total of 19 times in the 19 month history of the Pony Express. Benicia was a busy steamer port of call and ferry station which made it an ideal place for the riders to take the ferry to Martinez and then on to Oakland and then the ferry to San Francisco. There was a total of 190 stations and up to 300 station keepers and stock tenders. There were three kinds of stations; Home stations where riders were exchanged and accommodations for them to rest, Swing stations to change horses, and Way stations which were mail drops. 300 of the finest, fastest horses were selected since they would have to travel 10 miles in an hour, however some stations were as far apart as 25 or 30 miles. In the life of the Pony Express, over 200 riders participated, including Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill. One of the first riders was William F. Fisher who led a most interesting life after the Pony Express. Read all about the

55. A Short History Of The Pony Express And Overland Mail In White Pine County, Neva
    The central overland route followed by the pony express was called Egan s the memory of this thrilling episode in american history is preserved by the  
    http://www.webpanda.com/white_pine_county/historical_society/ponyexpress/ponyhis
    
    Extractions: Somewhere in White Pine County, a long time ago and not too far away, a frontier traveler could have experienced the following event. A solitary rider on horseback appears on the horizon and rapidly approaches. He draws near and makes a brief sign of recognition with a tip of the hat, then quickly recedes from view on the distant horizon . . . . . .Let's go back further in White Pine history to the time before the beginning of the Pony Express. From 1851 to early 1858 overland mail service west of Great Salt Lake City followed the Humboldt River route to northern California, or the Mormon Trail route to southern California. In 1855 Major Howard Egan, a Mormon pioneer and great explorer of the west, laid out a trail through the central portion of the far western states and territories, including White Pine County. This later became known as the Egan Trail, and eventually formed much of the Pony Express Trail. In White Pine County this trail went to the western edge of the Ruby Mountains , then veered northwest to intercept the Humboldt River near Gravelly Ford.

56. History News Network
    An authoritative and entertainingly written history of the pony express that,for the first the saga of the pony express has become an american legend,  
    http://hnn.us/readcomment.php?id=20150

57. WWW-VL: History: American West History Index: American Westward Expansion: Ameri
    The WWWVL history Central Catalogue. The american West index plus search andsite map pony express. pony express pony express Home Station  
    http://www.ku.edu/kansas/west/trans.htm

58. HistoryBuff.com -- History Library -- Listing Of Articles About The American Old
    and the press covered major, and not so major, events in american history . The Correct Identity of Billy Richardson, the pony express Rider  
    http://www.historybuff.com/library/refwest.html

59. American History And Culture
    pony express This huge history Page is a compilation of People, Places, Rutger s Oral history Archive interviews american WWII participants,  
    http://members.tripod.com/exworthy/amhs.htm
    
    Extractions: American History and Culture U.S. Government and Civics Sites Colonial History U.S. History- Reform California Missions ... Woman In History S taff Dev. Lessons Links Teach Res ... Web Eval Discovery of America 1492 On Going Voyage -This is an online textbook that provides lots of information regarding the Columbus expeditions. The Columbus Navigation Homepage - Upper elementary and older students will find the history, navigation, and landfall of Columbus. The Indian's Discovery of Columbus - Here is a complete Highs School unit, containing lessons and a 4 chapter narrative. American Indian Movement - This organization provides an essay explaining their reason for opposing a Christopher Columbus holiday. Columbus Day, A Time To Celebrate is any essay in favor of the holiday. Contrast the two viewpoints. Christopher's Crossing - Designed for upper elementary students and adaptable for any age, here is a motivating board game related to explorers, particularly Columbus. The Christopher Columbus Navigation Homepage - Here is high school level information about the navigation, history, and landfall of Columbus. This page has a nice picture of Christopher Columbus. The Mayflower Webpage s- This page contains detailed information and links to resources about the Mayflower and the Pilgrims. It points out the inaccuracies found in most history books.

60. American History 1800 - 1899
    pony express Home Station http//www.xphomestation.com/. The Victorian Era (18391901) Child Labor and Child Labor Reform in american history  
    http://www.mcallen.lib.tx.us/library/child/homework/am1899.htm

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