Isbn: 9780767906920 - orphans preferred: the twisted truth and lasting legend of the pony express (17 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Fair. WANTED. YOUNG, SKINY, WIRY FELOWS. NOT OVER 18. MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS. WILING TO RISK DEATH DAILY. ORPHANS PREFERED. --California newspaper help-wanted ad, 1860 The Pony Express is one of the most celebrated and enduring chapters in the history of the United States, a story of the all-American traits of bravery, bravado, and entrepreneurial risk that are part of the very fabric of the Old West. No image of the American West in the mid-1800s is more familiar, more beloved, and more powerful than that of the lone rider galloping the mail across hostile Indian territory. No image is more revered. And none is less understood. Orphans Preferred is both a revisionist history of this magnificent and ill-fated adventure and an entertaining look at the often larger-than-life individuals who created and perpetuated the myth of the Pony, as it is known along the Pony Express trail that runs from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. The Pony Express is a story that exists in the annals of Americana where fact and fable collide, a story as heroic as the journey of Lewis and Clark, as complex and revealing as the legacy of Custer's Last Stand, and as muddled and freighted with yarns as Paul Revere's midnight ride. Orphans Preferred is a fresh and exuberant reexamination of this great American story.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. WANTED. YOUNG, SKINY, WIRY FELOWS. NOT OVER 18. MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS. WILING TO RISK DEATH DAILY. ORPHANS PREFERED. --California newspaper help-wanted ad, 1860 The Pony Express is one of the most celebrated and enduring chapters in the history of the United States, a story of the all-American traits of bravery, bravado, and entrepreneurial risk that are part of the very fabric of the Old West. No image of the American West in the mid-1800s is more familiar, more beloved, and more powerful than that of the lone rider galloping the mail across hostile Indian territory. No image is more revered. And none is less understood. Orphans Preferred is both a revisionist history of this magnificent and ill-fated adventure and an entertaining look at the often larger-than-life individuals who created and perpetuated the myth of the Pony, as it is known along the Pony Express trail that runs from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. The Pony Express is a story that exists in the annals of Americana where fact and fable collide, a story as heroic as the journey of Lewis and Clark, as complex and revealing as the legacy of Custer's Last Stand, and as muddled and freighted with yarns as Paul Revere's midnight ride. Orphans Preferred is a fresh and exuberant reexamination of this great American story.…

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hardcover. Zustand: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Later prt. 8vo, 270 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Like new.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Broadway, 2003. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new, price-clipped.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: DJ Fine. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Broadway September 2003 Binding: Hardcover.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, Later Printing. Published by Broadway, 2003. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. Signed by author on title page.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. [16], 270, [2] pages. Frontis. Map. Illustrations. Bibliography. Inscribed by the author on the half-title. Christopher Corbett is a Professor of Practice at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Before teaching at UMBC, Corbett was a news editor and reporter for the Associated Press. He has written for major newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Since 1994, Corbett has written The Back Page for Baltimore Style Magazine. Corbett has also written Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express and The Poker Bride: The First Chinese in the Wild West, both of which have been well received by critics. The Pony Express is one of the most celebrated and enduring chapters in the history of the United States, a story of the all-American traits of bravery, bravado, and entrepreneurial risk that are part of the very fabric of the Old West. No image of the American West in the mid-1800s is more familiar, more beloved, and more powerful than that of the lone rider galloping the mail across hostile Indian territory. Orphans Preferred is both a revisionist history of this magnificent and ill-fated adventure and an entertaining look at the often larger-than-life individuals who created and perpetuated the myth of "the Pony," as it is known along the Pony Express trail that runs from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. The Pony Express is a story as heroic as the journey of Lewis and Clark, as complex and revealing as the legacy of Custer's Last Stand, and as muddled and freighted with yarns as Revere's midnight ride. Orphans Preferred is a fresh and exuberant reexamination of this great American story. See Less. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].…