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The Pony Express: Bringing Mail to the American West (Milestones in American History) by McNeese, Tim is a children's nonfiction book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Pony Express: Bringing Mail to the American West (Milestones in American History) about?
<p>From April 1860 to October 1861, the mail service known as the Pony Express operated between Saint Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. Cross-country mail delivery that used to take three weeks was reduced to 10 days. At its height, 80 riders weighing no more than 125 pounds each and 400 to 500 horses carried the mail overland to 100 stations averaging 25 miles apart. Despite the hazards of traveling 2,000 miles over such a short amount of time, only one delivery was ever lost. In fa
Who reads The Pony Express: Bringing Mail to the American West (Milestones in American History)?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- McNeese, Tim
- Publisher
- Facts On File, Incorporated
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781438119847
- Category
- children's nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Business, Social Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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