The Pony Express (1860-61)
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In 1860, a newly formed company called ‘The Pony Express’, came up with a simple, yet ingenious solution.
Using horses, they delivered letters faster and much more efficiently than ever before by using relays of horse-mounted riders.
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The Pony Express
Bringing Mail to the American West
By Tim McNeese · 2009
The Pony Express: Bringing Mail to the American West
By Tim McNeese
The Pony Express: A Primary Source History of the Race to Bring Mail to the American West
Book by Simone Payment
The Pony Express in Nevada Paperback – January 1, 1981
by John et al. Ranger
Pony Express: An Illustrated History
By Carol Guthrie, Bart Smith