21st-Century Pony Express
Scott A. Williams
February 2, 2010
Wanted: YOUNG, SKINNY, WIRY FELLOWS, not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, and willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 a week. Advertisement for Pony Express riders, 1860 On April 3, 1860, a fledgling fast delivery service—The Pony Express—opened for business. Its goal was to... Read more »








