1973, ISBN: 9780803257863

Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Press - Bison Book, 1973. First Paperback Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4. Brodie, Jack - Cover. 127 Pages. Octobe… Mehr…

Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Press - Bison Book, 1973. First Paperback Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4. Brodie, Jack - Cover. 127 Pages. October 1973 Bison Edition of a 1966 copyright. Minor wear to covers and owner's name and price label on front endpapers. This authentic account of the establishment of the first rapid-communications system between East and West is packed with adventure and real-life heroes like Bob Haslam, who rode unharmed through an ambush of thirty Paiute Indians; Jack Keetley, Warren Upson, and the most famous rider of all, Buffalo Bill Cody. It is a rousing chronicle of the Old West, when danger and excitement marked each galloping trip across the two tnousand miles of mountains, plains, and deserts that separated St. Joseph and San Francisco. Here is a wealth of material on early California and the West and on the history and political background of the struggle to provide crosscountry transportation. Contents in Eleven Chapters: California Here I Come, By Ocean and Desert, Go West Young Man, The Pony Express and Its Forerunners, They're Off, A Home Away from Home, Indians on the Warpath, The Mail Must Go Through, California and the Civil War, Dark Days for the Pony Express, and The Telegraph Replaces the Pony Express., Univ of Nebraska Press - Bison Book, 1973, 3<

1973, ISBN: 0803257864

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[EAN: 9780803257863], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Univ of Nebraska Press - Bison Book, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.], UNITED STATES WESTERN HISTORY POLITICS PONY EXPRESS, 127 Pages. … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780803257863], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Univ of Nebraska Press - Bison Book, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.], UNITED STATES WESTERN HISTORY POLITICS PONY EXPRESS, 127 Pages. October 1973 Bison Edition of a 1966 copyright. Minor wear to covers and owner's name and price label on front endpapers. This authentic account of the establishment of the first rapid-communications system between East and West is packed with adventure and real-life heroes like Bob Haslam, who rode unharmed through an ambush of thirty Paiute Indians; Jack Keetley, Warren Upson, and the most famous rider of all, Buffalo Bill Cody. It is a rousing chronicle of the Old West, when danger and excitement marked each galloping trip across the two tnousand miles of mountains, plains, and deserts that separated St. Joseph and San Francisco. Here is a wealth of material on early California and the West and on the history and political background of the struggle to provide crosscountry transportation. Contents in Eleven Chapters: California Here I Come, By Ocean and Desert, Go West Young Man, The Pony Express and Its Forerunners, They're Off, A Home Away from Home, Indians on the Warpath, The Mail Must Go Through, California and the Civil War, Dark Days for the Pony Express, and The Telegraph Replaces the Pony Express., Books<

1973, ISBN: 0803257864

[EAN: 9780803257863], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 22.25], [PU: BISON BOOKS], Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stam… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780803257863], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 22.25], [PU: BISON BOOKS], Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains., Books<

1973, ISBN: 9780803257863

University of Nebraska Press, 1973-12. Paperback. Very Good. 0.3700 in x 7.9700 in x 5.3100 in., University of Nebraska Press, 1973-12, 3