How the Pony Express Worked
July 31, 2018 10:14
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For as long a shadow as it casts across the history of the Old West, the Pony
Express was a failed business venture, doomed from the start, that only lasted
18 months. But since the last rider headed out with his bag of mail, its
legend has only grown.
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For as long a shadow as it casts across the history of the Old West, the Pony
Express was a failed business venture, doomed from the start, that only lasted
18 months. But since the last rider headed out with his bag of mail, its
legend has only grown.
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