The story of the Pony Express, which carried transcontinental
mail from April 3, 1860 to October 24, 1861, is one of the most
invigorating and satisfying episodes in American history. "Saddles
and Spurs: The Pony Express Saga" brings together a storehouse of
information about this brilliant operation. Projected against an
account of the historical background--the great overland mail
issue, the freighting and the stagecoach business, the development
of the telegraph and the Pacific railroad--is the narrative of the
Pony Express's organization and the laying out of its route;
biographical sketches of the founders, company personnel, and
riders; and a list and description of the stations. While
undertaking their exhaustive research, the authors collected some
three hundred photographs, of which more than fifty of the best
appear in this volume.
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