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Book Title: Riders of the Pony Express
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2004
Topic: United States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, History / United States / 19th Century, Industries / Transportation
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction, Business & Economics, History
Item Weight: 7.2 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Ralph Moody
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
