tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post2118103204542859838..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Short Lived but Long RememberedLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-69790683084754257622022-04-27T11:40:56.392-05:002022-04-27T11:40:56.392-05:00Thanks for you comment, I hadn't really though...Thanks for you comment, I hadn't really thought about the costs of running the operation either until I started researching.<br />Ann Markimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086734368696667061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88286556080258879532022-04-27T11:39:17.873-05:002022-04-27T11:39:17.873-05:00Thanks, Lindsay. I couldn't find any record of...Thanks, Lindsay. I couldn't find any record of a woman serving as a pony express rider. In that era, we know of women who dressed as men to fight in our Civil War, so who knows?Ann Markimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086734368696667061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-26688397610212949752022-04-27T06:04:14.792-05:002022-04-27T06:04:14.792-05:00Really interesting post. I had no idea the costs w...Really interesting post. I had no idea the costs were so high in real terms, but I can see why they would be with such an expansive infrastructure. C.A.Asbreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468208417630139536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18272751512945535322022-04-27T03:44:15.455-05:002022-04-27T03:44:15.455-05:00Really interesting, Ann. Never knew the Pony Expre...Really interesting, Ann. Never knew the Pony Express only ran for 18 months. Pity about their costs - it would be too pricey for most people. Given their need for small, light riders, I wonder if any women were part of the Express? Lindsay Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.com