copyright 1932; "The Record of a Romantic Adventure in Business"; A.L. Burt Company publishers, New York; hardbound; b&w photos; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket good with minor edge wear.
 
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The trials and tribulations of the Pony Express with the likes of Alexander Majors, John Butterfield, William Russell, Wild Bill Hick, David McCanles, Joseph Slade, etc. Illustrated with photographs, the front and rear endpapers have a map of the Pony Express and Central Overland Stage Route.
 
"Here, is a well-documented volume, Mr. Chapman has given us and interesting and historically accurate account of the Pony Express. He describes its early development, the disputes in Congress over the routes to be used, the awarding of the contracts, scenes and incidents along the trail, Upson's great ride, attacks on stations and riders in the Pah-Ute War, the personal reminiscences of rider William Campbell as given to the author, the constructions of the overland telegraph and the arrival of the last "Pony" in California.