Riding with the Mail: The Story of the Pony Express

By Gare Thompson

Book Overview

This was how America communicated in the dangerous days of the Wild West: by a courier service demanding daring dashes through the badlands. The Pony Express was a long, tortuous gauntlet for the brave riders who dared to deliver. Riding with the Mail: The Story of the Pony Express is an amazing-but-true American adventure story. Read of the risks riders ran, from snakebites to bandits, and discover the historic changes that made this famous trail obsolete. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426301928
• ISBN13: 9781426301926
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4