Fascinating Friday Feature – The Pony Express Tale

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by Donna Schlachter Most people know something about the Pony Express, but few realize it only operated fromApril 1860 through to November 1861. The first ride left St. Joseph, Missouri heading west, andfrom Sacramento, California heading east, on April 3rd, 1860. The idea for a Pony Express was conceived in the minds of its owners because of the possibilityof winning the contract for the overland US mail. Another company, Butterworth, was running asouthern route that took up to three weeks to deliver to the west coast, and Majors and Waddellthought they could beat that time by taking the shorter northern…

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NEW RELEASE–Sept. 2013, A Pony Express Christmas by Margaret Brownley

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Stranded alone in the Nebraska Territory with a broken wagon and two stubborn mules, Ellie-May Newman has no way to continue searching for her twin brother along the deserted Pony Express route or of returning home to Iowa. Could a man on the verge of being hung be the answer to her prayer? About the Author: Margaret Brownley is a New York Times bestselling author with more than 30 novels to her credit including her newly released Gunpowder Tea, and a non-fiction book.  Look for her work in the following recently released collections: A Bride for All Seasons, A Log…

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