tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post7846712374580149936..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: A FAST RIDE INTO HISTORY--THE PONY EXPRESSLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-90986083093409398872017-03-17T21:37:55.829-05:002017-03-17T21:37:55.829-05:00When I hear Pony Express, I think of the stamina a...When I hear Pony Express, I think of the stamina and resolved it took. Those young men deserve their place in history. May their memory remain for eternity. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18146016713666567642017-03-15T09:54:28.566-05:002017-03-15T09:54:28.566-05:00The Pony Express, for as short lived as it was, is...The Pony Express, for as short lived as it was, is forever etched in our minds and imaginations as one of the most exciting and romantic organizations in American history. We are captivated by it. I can't imagine what courage and horsemanship as well as physical endurance those men must have possessed to carry out such an endeavor.<br />This was such an exciting and interesting post, Tracy.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-61360074894407938662017-03-14T07:46:10.630-05:002017-03-14T07:46:10.630-05:00I'm right there with you, Savanna. I thought i...I'm right there with you, Savanna. I thought it would have been so cool--until I dug into the reality. Yikes!TracyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432297803219920111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-10213836277781352652017-03-13T14:30:03.134-05:002017-03-13T14:30:03.134-05:00Thank you so much for blogging about The Pony Expr...Thank you so much for blogging about The Pony Express. I've loved the idea of the Pony Express ever since I learned about it as a kid. I would dream about being a Pony Express rider.Since I was a girl I kept thinking about how to hide that, and make myself look like a boy. 'Course as a kid, I didn't know all the down and dirty details. I was caught up in the romance of it. Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-40074048795666149842017-03-13T09:30:50.436-05:002017-03-13T09:30:50.436-05:00I agree on both counts, Kaye. I'm sure to a se...I agree on both counts, Kaye. I'm sure to a seventeen year old it sounded exciting. Reality was something very different.TracyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432297803219920111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-87367942392471117222017-03-13T09:21:26.578-05:002017-03-13T09:21:26.578-05:00Tracy,
Every time I read the advertisement for po...Tracy,<br /><br />Every time I read the advertisement for pony express riders I'm struck with two immediate thoughts: <br />1. the bleak, harsh reality of the job. "Orphans preferred" <<<that is a statement of brutal reality. <br />2. that there was not a shortage of men and boys willing to take on this challenge.<br /><br />I've never been to the museum...maybe somedayKaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.com