Saddles and Spurs: The Pony Express Saga.
by Settle, Raymond W and Mary Lund Settle
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: tan paper covered boards (has the appearance of a cloth binding), with green text and vignette; a Very Good b
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:: Stackpole Books, 1955.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: tan paper covered boards (has the appearance of a cloth binding), with green text and vignette; a Very Good book with a Very Good- dust jacket; the dust jacket is price clipped.. 8vo (about 9 inches tall) . Bibliography. Description: Illustrated in black and white with art and historic photographs, including many previously unpublished photographs. This fast moving narrative provides a history of the Pony Express, whose brief existence played a vital chapter in the growth of the West. The historical background, sketches of the founders, company personnel and riders all combine to make this a most interesting addition to the literature of the Pony Express. Chapters on: Operators; Background; They're Off!; Honor Roll; Stations; The Pah Ute War; The Fateful Year, 1860; The Pony Bows to the Lightning; more.
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- Bookseller
- The Bookworm (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 058605
- Title
- Saddles and Spurs: The Pony Express Saga.
- Author
- Settle, Raymond W and Mary Lund Settle
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: tan paper covered boards (has the appearance of a cloth binding), with green text and vignette; a Very Good b
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:
- Date Published
- 1955.
- Pages
- 217 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (about 9 inches tall)
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The Bookworm
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Oroville, California
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