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“Orphans Preferred” by Christopher Corbett Hardcover w/original dust jacket
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9780767906920
- Book Title
- Orphans Preferred : the Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Item Weight
- 18.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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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.
Product Identifiers
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
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
18.5 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
21
Lccn
2003-041792
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
383/.143/0973
Lc Classification Number
He6375.P65c69 2003
Copyright Date
2003
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