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Author Van der Linde, Laurel, 1952-

Title The Pony express / Laurel van der Linde.

Publication Info. New York : New Discovery Books ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, [1993]
©1993

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Children's & Young Adult Collection  CH/YA 383.1430973 Van Pon 1993    Available  ---  Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo.
Edition 1st ed.
Description 72 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
age Children
Note "A Timestop book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 71) and index.
Contents Early Mail Routes -- How the pony came to be -- Opening Day -- The Route -- Riders and Famous Rides -- The Ponies -- Stations -- Indian War -- The End of the Line.
Summary Surveys the history of the Pony express, from its creation at the time of the Gold Rush to its demise at the start of the Civil War. Includes profiles of famous riders.
Provenance Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo.
Subject Pony express -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Pony express.
History.
Postal service -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Postal service.
United States.
West (U.S.) -- History.
West United States.
Genre/Form Literature.
History.
Juvenile works.
ISBN 0027590569
9780027590562