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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Will Grant.
The making of the west -- a few good horses -- a fish out of history -- "You'll always need the farmer out there" -- a short history of the great plains -- no country for old ways -- "The Mormon 500" -- a hundred miles of mirage -- "They weren't all bad-some were just wild" -- the final miles of the pony express.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-303) and index.
