The California Gold Rush put westward expansion on steroids. Californians were demanding better mail service, which up t…
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Did “Buffalo Bill” Cody Ever Ride for the Pony Express?
For more than 30 years, our historical consultant, Paul Andrew Hutton, has been arguing with historians over whether or …
Death-Defying Riders of the Pony Express Sifting through the myths to uncover the gritty truths about Pony Express riders.
When America’s first Pony Express rider set off on April 3, 1860, from St. Joseph, Missouri, launching a coast-to-coast …
The Truth about Hidalgo Is Frank Hopkins a fraud or a true desert cowboy?
Hidalggo- In case there’s any question that history and the Old West are again “hot” in Hollywood, Disney’s Touchstone P…