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02245aam a2200337Mi 4500 001 0ACA2BC2FD6211EA9C34B1525DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20200923010009 008 180510s2018 nyuaf e b 001 0deng 020 $a 0062496786 (paperback) 020 $a 9780062496782 (paperback) 035 $a (OCoLC)1107695695 040 $a AU@ $b eng $e rda $c AU@ $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d VN# $d OCL $d SILO 100 1 $a DeFelice, Jim, $d 1956- $e author. 245 10 $a West like lightning : $b the brief, legendary ride of the Pony Express / $c Jim DeFelice. 250 $a First William Morrow paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, $c 2019. 300 $a viii, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : $b illustrations (some colour) ; $c 21 cm. 500 $a First published: 2018. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 329-341) and index. 505 0 $a Go! -- Money, ambition, and other complications -- Bleeding Kansas, bleeding men -- Of colts and cranks -- Threat of dissolution -- Rough men -- Buffalo Bill -- Unbonded -- The Great Divide -- Saints -- Sand and silver -- Indian wars -- Storms -- A place called tomorrow -- Remains of the day. 520 $a West Like Lightning traces the development of the Pony Express and follows it from its start in St. Joseph, Missouri the edge of the civilized world in the mid-nineteenth century 1,500 miles west to Sacramento. Jim DeFelice who travelled the Express's route in his research plumbs the legends, myths, and true facts of the service, viewing it within the context of the American story and exploring its lasting relevance today. Though the Pony Express was eclipsed by the telegraph in less than two years, it remains today an enduring symbol of American values: rugged individualism, perseverance, and speed. 650 0 $a Pony express $x History. 650 0 $a Postal service $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Frontier and pioneer life $z United States. 651 0 $a West (U.S.) $x History. 941 $a 2 952 $l JMPC081 $d 20210723014316.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20200923010217.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0ACA2BC2FD6211EA9C34B1525DECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UIRInitiate Another SILO Locator Search