Young Riders of the Pony Express

by Jessica Gunderson, Brian Bascle (Illustrator)

Overview

Tells the story of the building, running, and closing of the Pony Express mail delivery system. Written in graphic-novel format.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736868839
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2006
Series:	Graphic History
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	738,936
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln’s Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

A grand idea — The mail must go through — Heroes and legends — Farwell, pony!