Title |
Orphans preferred the twisted truth and lasting legend of the Pony Express
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Names |
Corbett, Christopher.
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Book Number |
DB063187
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Journalist's revisionist history of the Wild West mail service (1860-1861) that ended with the onset of the Civil War and the invention of the telegraph. Corbett attempts to discern fact from fabrication by piecing together events and examining individuals like Buffalo Bill who later embellished the riders' experiences. 2003.
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Narrator |
Wallace, Bill.
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Local Subject |
History - History of the American West - HUSW
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History - HST
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History, United States - HUS
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Audience Notes |
Male narrator.
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LC Subject |
Pony express
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Call Number |
383.1430973 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2003
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2003 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: 1st ed. New York : Broadway Books, c2003. 0767906926
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