The Legacy of the Pony Express

It's all here: the facts, the foibles, the dangers, and the beginning and the end of the Pony Express. The adventures of the Pony Express riders are vividly conveyed in truth and drama. Much of the history of the Old West is described by the people who lived it, who wrote about it, and those who suffered through it. The thrill of riding a feisty, beautiful mustang on the old Oregon Trail becomes real. The truth about certain aspects of the Civil War is presented here, along with the political context that surrounds it. The wagon trains are just a legend to us now, but we can now relive their journey with enough detail to give the reader an accurate idea of what life (and death) were like on the trails west. Meet the Native Americans who suffered at the hands of the US government. Their story adds a frightening truth to the story of the American Indians. Join the travelers who followed the gold rushes—some in a Conestoga wagon, others by stagecoach. The threat posed by the American Indians was real back then; their story is told by Native Americans and writers from that era. It was not a proud time for America; this horrid truth about the plight of the Indians is described in detail. Meet the Pony Express riders and join them on their dangerous rides through dangerous Indian country, snow-covered mountains, and the endless dangers in the arid and hot Great Plateau of the West. This novel is a comprehensive and readable history of the many topics that form the basis of our current thinking and politics. Some names have been changed to fit the narration, but the overall story is true in amazing detail.