Bibliograph

West like lightning, the brief, legendary ride of the Pony Express, Jim DeFelice

Type

Label

West like lightning, the brief, legendary ride of the Pony Express, Jim DeFelice

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-357) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

West like lightning

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

981549769

Responsibility statement

Jim DeFelice

Sub title

the brief, legendary ride of the Pony Express

Summary

In the spring of 1860 on the eve of a civil war that threatened to tear the country apart, two Americans conceived of an audacious plan for linking the nation's two coasts, thereby joining its present with its future. This book traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri 1,500 miles west to Sacramento

Table Of Contents

Go! -- Money, ambition and other complications -- Bleeding Kansas, bleeding men -- Of colts and cranks -- Threat of dissolution -- Rough men -- Buffalo Bill -- Unbonded -- The great divide -- Saints -- Sand and silver -- Indian wars -- Storms -- A place called tomorrow -- Remains of the day

Target audience

adult

Classification