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Relates how, in 1861, a boy named Charlie Miller became the youngest rider for the Pony Express, a mail service that linked the east and west coasts of the United States.

4) The Pony Express: heroes in the saddle : moments in history

Author

Jordan, Shirley

Series

Cover-to-cover books

Publisher

Perfection Learning

Pub. Date

2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

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Discusses the eighteen month history, officially beginning April 3, 1860, of the mail delivery between Saint Joseph, Missouri, and Sacremento, California, known as the Pony Express.

5) Graphic Library: Young riders of the Pony Express

Author

Gunderson, Jessica

Series

Graphic library. Graphic history

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

Formats

Book, Juvenile Graphic Novel

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"In graphic novel format, tells the story of the building, running, and closing of the Pony Express mail delivery system."--Provided by publisher.

6) The Pony Express trail: yesterday and today

Author

Hill, William E

Publisher

Caxton Press

Pub. Date

2010

7) The Pony Express: hoofbeats in the wilderness

Author

DiCerto, Joseph J

Series

First book

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1989

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Describes the circumstances under which the Pony Express was founded, how it was organized, the rough territory and general hardships faced by the riders, and the technological innovation that ended it.

8) The Pony Express

Author

Riddle, John

Series

American West

Publisher

Mason Crest Publishers

Pub. Date

c2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1

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Tells the history of the creation, operation, and demise of the mail service that linked the eastern and western United States from 1860 to 1861.

9) Off like the wind!: the first ride of the pony express

Author

Spradlin, Michael P

Publisher

Walker

Pub. Date

2010

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

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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.

10) The last ride of the Pony Express: my 2,000-mile horseback journey into the Old West

Author

Grant, Will

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2023.

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Inspired by the likes of Mark Twain, Sir Richard Burton, and Horace Greeley, a cowboy and journalist takes an epic and authentic horseback journey across the American West as he rides the Pony Express trail from Missouri to California.

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1) The Pony Express

2) You wouldn't want to be a Pony Express rider!: a dusty, thankless job you'd rather not do

3) Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express

4) The Pony Express: heroes in the saddle : moments in history

5) Graphic Library: Young riders of the Pony Express

6) The Pony Express trail: yesterday and today

7) The Pony Express: hoofbeats in the wilderness

8) The Pony Express

9) Off like the wind!: the first ride of the pony express

10) The last ride of the Pony Express: my 2,000-mile horseback journey into the Old West

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