Whatever happened to the Pony Express / Verla Kay ; illustrated by Kimberley Bulcken Root and Barry Root.
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TextPublication details: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2010.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cmISBN: - 0399244832
- 9780399244834
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Historical Events | Kay, Verla | Available | 33111006400358 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When the Pony Express came along, it cut the time it took to send a letter across the country in half. But only a year and a half later, with the arrival of transcontinental telegraph lines, it was put right out of business.
Along with a family's story told through cross country letters, Verla Kay uses her trademark short, rhythmic verse to pack in loads of information about how the Pony Express came to be and why it didn't last. And Barry and Kim Root's gorgeous illustrations help bring this fascinating, fleeting bit of history to new life.
A family's cross-country communication changes during the development and demise of the Pony Express.