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Orphans Preferred : The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express by Christopher Corbett (2003, Hardcover)

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"WANTED. YOUNG, SKINNY, WIRY FELLOWS. NOT OVER 18. MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS. WILLING TO RISK DEATH DAILY. ORPHANS PREFERRED." -California newspaper help wanted ad, 1860 The Pony Express is one of the most celebrated and enduring chapters in the history of the United States. It is a story of the all-American traits of bravery, bravado and entrepreneurial risk that are part of the very fabric of the Old West. No image of the American West in the mid-1800s is more familiar, more beloved, and more powerful than that of the lone rider galloping the mail across hostile Indian territory. No image is more revered. And none is less understood. Although rooted in actual events and real people, the saga of the Pony Express has become an American legend, embellished in everything from Mark Twain'sRoughing It, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and dime novels, to the western film classics of John Ford, the art of Frederic Remington, and scores of children's books.Orphans Preferredis both a revisionist history of this magnificent and ill-fated adventure and an entertaining look at the often larger-than-life individuals who created and perpetuated the myth of "the Pony," as it is known along the Pony Express trail that runs from Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. The Pony Express is a story that exists in the annals of Americana where fact and fable collide, a story as heroic as the journey of Lewis and Clark, as complex and revealing as the legacy of Custer's Last Stand and as muddled and freighted with yarns as Paul Revere's midnight ride.Orphans Preferredis a fresh and exuberant reexamination of this great American story.

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Publisher
Broadway Books
ISBN-10
0767906926
ISBN-13
9780767906920
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2458492

Product Key Features

Book Title
Orphans Preferred : the Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express
Author
Christopher Corbett
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year
2003
Genre
History
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
18.5 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
He6375.P65c69 2003
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-041792
Dewey Decimal
383/.143/0973
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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4 out of 5 stars
by erikjohngonzale...Jul 16, 2012
Good Book! Starts off great! Bargain Buy if less than $10 total :)
Good Book. I was interested in this book after seeing a reference in the book History of Follies. I am a history buff so maybe i am a bit bias in liking this book, but to be honest it starts off great in the 1860s with great stories of the Pony Express, its funders, riders, and myths and then it kinda slows down going into the history of the historians and researchers and what not... all in all i paid $5 (used) total for this book and that is great bargain. 4 out of 5 stars, only cause it gets a little boring towards the end.
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by mrh701Mar 08, 2010
excellent book
This book is very interesting, not only covering just the Pony Express, but other things that somewhat pertain to it. I am very satisfied with this book, it is easy to read and hard to put down.

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