Pony Express

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Pony Express

Entry/Object ID

L1974.1.31

Description

Pony Express is an authentic account of the establishment of the first rapid-communications system between East and West. It contains stories of the adventures of riders Bob Haslam, Jack Keetley, Warren Upson and Buffalo Bill Cody. Contains facts about California during the gold rush era and the Civil War. Discusses the advent of the telegraph. Also contains information regarding Indian Relations during this time period. 127/Softbound/Illustrations.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express

Search Terms

Pony Express, Gold Rush, Frey, Johnny, Majors, Alexander, Waddell, William, Russell, William, Telegraph, Civil War--Califronia, California--History, Buffalo Bill Cody, Indian Relations, Russell, Majors & Waddell, Trails

Book Details

Author

Reinfeld, Fred

Place Published

City

Lincoln

State/Province

Nebraska

Date Published

1966

Publication Language

English

Call No.

PonyExpress RE

ISBN

0-8032-5786-4

LCCN

64-21330

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 10, 2010

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Johnny Frey

Person or Organization

Majors, Alexander

Person or Organization

Waddell, William

Person or Organization

William Russell

Person or Organization

Bob Haslam

Person or Organization

Jack Keetley

Person or Organization

Warren Upson

Person or Organization

Buffalo Bill Cody

Person or Organization

William Cody