West like lightning : the brief, legendary ride of the Pony Express / Jim DeFelice
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نصاللغة: الإنجليزية الناشر:New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019تاريخ حقوق النشر: ©2018الطبعات:First William Morrow paperback editionوصف:viii, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- still image
- unmediated
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- 9780062496782
- HE6375.P65 D444 2019
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | HE6375.P65 D444 2019 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30020000100763 | ||
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | HE6375.P65 D444 2019 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30020000100762 |
First published: 2018
Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 329-341) and index
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
West Like Lightning traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri the edge of the civilized world in the mid-nineteenth century 1,500 miles west to Sacramento. Jim DeFelice who travelled the Express's route in his research plumbs the legends, myths, and true facts of the service, viewing it within the context of the American story and exploring its lasting relevance today. Though the Pony Express was eclipsed by the telegraph in less than two years, it remains today an enduring symbol of American values: rugged individualism, perseverance, and speed
