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In the spring of 1860, a young rider left a Missouri town at full gallop carrying the mail. He had ten days to cross nearly two thousand miles of mountain passes, open desert and contested wilderness before reaching California. Almost nothing about the plan made sense on paper. Almost everything about it worked in practice.
For eighteen months, the Pony Express ran one of the most demanding relay systems ever attempted in American history. Young riders, most still in their teens, changed horses every ten miles and rode through conditions that would have stopped almost anyone else. Behind them, largely forgotten by history, were the station keepers who kept those horses fed, the routes clear and the whole operation moving without a day off.
THUNDERING HOOVES tells the full story across twenty-two chapters, from the desperate financial gamble that launched the service to the political crisis that made it briefly essential, and finally to the telegraph wire that ended it almost overnight. It looks honestly at what the records actually show, separating the documented facts from the legend that grew up around the service in the decades that followed.
You will learn how three businessmen risked everything on an idea their own advisors questioned. You will read about the riders who became famous and the ones who did not, the station keepers working alone at remote outposts, and the political communications that helped keep California in the Union during the early months of the Civil War. You will also learn how the whole enterprise collapsed financially, even as it was succeeding at its actual job.
This is a book for anyone who wants to understand not just what the Pony Express was, but why it mattered, what it cost, and why it ended the way it did.
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Thundering Hooves (Paperback)
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. In the spring of 1860, a young rider left a Missouri town at full gallop carrying the mail. He had ten days to cross nearly two thousand miles of mountain passes, open desert and contested wilderness before reaching California. Almost nothing about the plan made sense on paper. Almost everything about it worked in practice. For eighteen months, the Pony Express ran one of the most demanding relay systems ever attempted in American history. Young riders, most still in their teens, changed horses every ten miles and rode through conditions that would have stopped almost anyone else. Behind them, largely forgotten by history, were the station keepers who kept those horses fed, the routes clear and the whole operation moving without a day off. THUNDERING HOOVES tells the full story across twenty-two chapters, from the desperate financial gamble that launched the service to the political crisis that made it briefly essential, and finally to the telegraph wire that ended it almost overnight. It looks honestly at what the records actually show, separating the documented facts from the legend that grew up around the service in the decades that followed. You will learn how three businessmen risked everything on an idea their own advisors questioned. You will read about the riders who became famous and the ones who did not, the station keepers working alone at remote outposts, and the political communications that helped keep California in the Union during the early months of the Civil War. You will also learn how the whole enterprise collapsed financially, even as it was succeeding at its actual job. This is a book for anyone who wants to understand not just what the Pony Express was, but why it mattered, what it cost, and why it ended the way it did. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798185155929
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. In the spring of 1860, a young rider left a Missouri town at full gallop carrying the mail. He had ten days to cross nearly two thousand miles of mountain passes, open desert and contested wilderness before reaching California. Almost nothing about the plan made sense on paper. Almost everything about it worked in practice. For eighteen months, the Pony Express ran one of the most demanding relay systems ever attempted in American history. Young riders, most still in their teens, changed horses every ten miles and rode through conditions that would have stopped almost anyone else. Behind them, largely forgotten by history, were the station keepers who kept those horses fed, the routes clear and the whole operation moving without a day off. THUNDERING HOOVES tells the full story across twenty-two chapters, from the desperate financial gamble that launched the service to the political crisis that made it briefly essential, and finally to the telegraph wire that ended it almost overnight. It looks honestly at what the records actually show, separating the documented facts from the legend that grew up around the service in the decades that followed. You will learn how three businessmen risked everything on an idea their own advisors questioned. You will read about the riders who became famous and the ones who did not, the station keepers working alone at remote outposts, and the political communications that helped keep California in the Union during the early months of the Civil War. You will also learn how the whole enterprise collapsed financially, even as it was succeeding at its actual job. This is a book for anyone who wants to understand not just what the Pony Express was, but why it mattered, what it cost, and why it ended the way it did. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798185155929
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