In 1860, Pony Express advertisements asked for wiry young men willing to face death daily for $25 a week. In a true story of adventure and discovery, the author of the critically acclaimed Walking the Trail follows the trail of the original Pony Express riders and retraces the history of the Wild West. Targeted western tour.
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In 1860, Pony Express advertisements asked for wiry young men willing to face death daily for $25 a week. In a true story of adventure and discovery, the author of the critically acclaimed Walking the Trail follows the trail of the original Pony Express riders and retraces the history of the Wild West. Targeted western tour.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Light foxing on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine beige pictorial, price-clipped dj. First Ed. Wanted: young skinny wiry fellows, not over 18. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages low. So began the Pony Express i n 1860. Carrying mail 2100 miles across the Great American Desert from Missouri to California. 308 pp. Map endpps.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Delacorte Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. A modern day trek along the Pony Express Trail. Pony Express riders started carrying mail in 1860. The Pony Express trail was created to carry mail 2100 miles from Missouri, across the desert, to California. The author retraced the original Pony Express Trail, traveling by horseback, covered wagon, foot and canoe, exploring the country that was once home to the Pony riders. Here is his story. 307 pages.5.75 x 8.5 inches. Delacorte Press, New York, 1993.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Hardback First Edition Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Mylar cover. A modern day trek along the Pony Express Trail. Pony Express riders started carrying mail in 1860. The Pony Express trail was created to carry mail 2100 miles from Missouri, across the desert, to California. The author retraced the original Pony Express Trail, traveling by horseback, covered wagon, foot and canoe, exploring the country that was once home to the Pony riders. Here is his story. 307 pages.5.75 x 8.5 inches. Delacorte Press, New York, 1993.