Title: On the Winds of Destiny, A Biographical Look at Pony Express Riders
Publisher: Platte Purchase Publishers, a Division of The St. Joseph Museums Inc.
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0972535306
ISBN 13: 9780972535304
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 0.9 pounds

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On the Winds of Destiny: A Biographical Look at Pony Express Riders is the first book to deal specifically with the men who operated and rode for the famed transcontinnental mail delivery company of 1860-1861. Although its founders, operators, and riders are listed, those biographies featured in this book are of the 69 riders whose photographs are found in The St. Joseph Museums Inc. of St. Joseph, Missouri, archives. The book also contains an overview of the history of the Pony Express and a list of bibliographic sources.

About the Author

Jacqueline Lewin has a Masters in American History. She has served as the Head of Archives and Research for The St. Joseph Museums Inc. in St. Joseph, Missouri for thirty-one years. She served as the President of the Oregon-California Trails Association from 1995 to 1997. She was also the Site Administrator for The Pony Express National Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri, from 1993 until 1998. She is currently the Assistant Director for The St. Joseph Museums Inc. in St. Joseph, Missouri, where she resides with her husband. Marilyn Taylor served as the Curator of Ethnology for The St. Joseph Musuems Inc. in St. Joseph, Missouri, for thirty years. She retired as its Assistant Director for Public Programs in 2002. She resides with her husband in St. Joseph, Missouri. Jacqueline Lewin and Marilyn Taylor are also the co-authors of The St. Joe Road: Emigration Mid-1800s

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