The young men who rode for the Pony Express embodied the adventurous spirit that characterized the United States in the 1850s and '60s. Americans were restless, daring, and willing to risk their safet...
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"WANTED--young, skinny, wiry fellows, not over 18. Must be expert riders, willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 a week..." (Biggs 7) When this notice entered the paper in 1860, hal...
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Pony Express
