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26) Wind River
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Based on the true story of Nick Wilson, a young white settler who is accepted as part of the Shoshone Indian tribe and becomes an original Pony Express rider. When a Shoshone warrior "kidnaps" Nick and brings him back to the tribe, Nick learns how to become a warrior himself. But when a gang of settlers, including his brother, comes looking for him, Nick has to face the toughest decision of his life ... return to his real family or stay with the...
27) Pony express!
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Discusses the eighteen month history, officially beginning April 3, 1860, of the mail delivery between Saint Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, known as the Pony Express.
28) The pony express
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Describes the history of the Pony Express and the daring riders who risked their lives to deliver the mail.
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Daughters of the Mayflower volume 9
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"Jacqueline Rivers manages a Pony Express station in 1860 Utah territory after her father's death. There are daily stresses placed on her in this unconventional role--and now a government official is asking her to sniff out counterfeiters. When Elijah Johnson passes through on the stage while on an exhausting quest to find his boss's heir, he doesn't want to leave the beguiling station manager. In fact, he may never leave when caught in the crossfire...
32) Pony Express
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Details the founding of the Pony Express and how it prevented California from becoming an independent republic.
33) The Pony Express
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Examines the establishment of this innovative but short-lived mail delivery system and recounts anecdotes about it.
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"In 1860, the first rider set out on a trail from Missouri to California. He carried with him a special delivery - the first mail ever delivered by hand to the West. During the eleven-day trip he and many other men faced harsh weather, dangerous animals like buffalo and wolves and more, but nothing weakened their determination and courage."--dustjacket flap.
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"Bestselling author Stephanie Grace Whitson's latest historical novel features an adventurous young heroine who joins the Pony Express. Orphaned Annie Paxton and her brothers may have lost the only home they've ever known, but they're determined to make a better future in St. Joseph, Missouri. Annie dreams of a pretty house with window boxes, and having friends, and attending church every week. But then her brothers spot the ad for a new venture called...
39) Pony Express
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An account of the establishment of the first rapid communication system between the East and West.
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