Follow the path of the first rider along the trail from Missouri to California, an eleven day trip despite harsh weather and dangerous animals, to deliver mail to the far coast of America.
Follow the Pony Express riders as they travel from Missouri to California and back again across the American West.
Follow the heroic Pony Express riders as they travel from Missouri to California and back again across the American West! Through dry desert heat, to freezing mountain blizzards, amidst a harrowing buffalo stampede and with hungry wolves on their trails, nothing will stop these intrepid messengers from delivering the mail. Just in time for the Pony Express's 150 year anniversary, Michael P. Spradlin and Layne Johnson bring to life in precise historic detail the world of the Wild West and those who dared to travel it.
A 150th anniversary tribute to the historical contributions of the Pony Express documents the journeys of its first riders while describing the harsh weather, dangerous animals and other obstacles that challenged their efforts.
Off Like the Wind! : The First Ride of the Pony Express General
| ISBN | 9780802796530 |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Publisher | Walker & Co |
| Pages | 40 |
| List Price | $18.89 |
| Author | Spradlin, Michael P. |
| Publication Date | 02/16/2010 |
| Release Status | In Print |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Measurements | Height: 11 Inches (US)Width: 10 Inches (US)Thickness: 0.5 Inches (US)Unit Weight: 0.96 Pounds (US) |
| Grade Range | 1 - 2 |
| Illustrator | Johnson, Layne |
Follow the path of the first rider along the trail from Missouri to California, an eleven day trip despite harsh weather and dangerous animals, to deliver mail to the far coast of America.
Follow the Pony Express riders as they travel from Missouri to California and back again across the American West.
Follow the heroic Pony Express riders as they travel from Missouri to California and back again across the American West! Through dry desert heat, to freezing mountain blizzards, amidst a harrowing buffalo stampede and with hungry wolves on their trails, nothing will stop these intrepid messengers from delivering the mail. Just in time for the Pony Express's 150 year anniversary, Michael P. Spradlin and Layne Johnson bring to life in precise historic detail the world of the Wild West and those who dared to travel it.
A 150th anniversary tribute to the historical contributions of the Pony Express documents the journeys of its first riders while describing the harsh weather, dangerous animals and other obstacles that challenged their efforts.
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