Overland Mail is a scholarly survey of mail deliver to the Trans-Mississippi West. Hafen begins with what led up to the establishment of the Postal Service. Then author goes into the delivery of mail to the Pacific area by steamship, etc. Pages 165 - 191 deal with the Pony Express. Book is heavily footnoted and has excellent bibliography and index. Hafen is one of the leading scholars in this area.
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California Trail, Pony Express Trail, Santa Fe Trail, Mail Delivery, Pony Express, Western Expansion, Survey History of Mail Delivery to the West, Survey History
