{"product_id":"the-last-ride-of-the-pony-express-my-2-000-mile-horseback-journey-into-the-old-west-hardcover","title":"The Last Ride of the Pony Express: My 2,000-Mile Horseback Journey Into the Old West - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWill Grant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSA Today Bestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Spellbinding\" (Douglas Preston) and \"completely fascinating\" (Elizabeth Letts), cowboy and journalist Will Grant takes us on an epic and authentic horseback journey into the modern West on an adventure of a lifetime. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Ride of the Pony Express \u003c\/i\u003eboldly illuminates both our mythic fascination with the Pony Express, and how its spirit continues to this day. ​  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Pony Express was a fast-horse frontier mail service that spanned the American West-- the high, dry, and undeniably lonesome part of North America. While in operation during the 1860s, it carried letter mail on a blistering ten-day schedule between Missouri and San Francisco, running through a vast and mostly uninhabited wilderness. It covered a massive distance--akin to running horses between Madrid and Moscow-- and to this day, the Pony Express is irrefutably the greatest display of American horsemanship to ever color the pages of a history book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though the Pony Express has enjoyed a lot of traction over the years, among the authors that have attempted to encapsulate it, none have ever ridden it themselves. While most scholars would look for answers inside a library, Will Grant looks for his between the ears of a horse. Inspired by the likes of Mark Twain, Sir Richard Burton, and Horace Greeley, all of whom traveled throughout the developing West, Will Grant returned to his roots: he would ride the trail himself with his two horses, Chicken Fry and Badger, from one end to the other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Will Grant captures the spirit of the West in a way that few writers have. Along with rich encounters with the ranchers, farmers, historians, and businessmen who populate the trail, his exploits on horseback offer an intimate portrait of how the West has evolved from the rough and tumble 19th century to the present, and it's written with such intimacy that you'll feel as though you're riding right alongside of him. The result is an extraordinary portrait of the treacherous and, at times, thrilling landscape of the known and unknown American West, and the people who populate it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Ride of the Pony Express\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale of adventure by a horseman who defies most modern conveniences, and is an unforgettable narrative that will forever change how you see the West, the Pony Express, and America as a whole.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Grant\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised outside Denver, Colorado. After college, he worked as a cowboy and a horse trainer in Colorado, Wyoming, and Texas, where he apprenticed under the legendary horseman Jack Brainard. In 2008, he pivoted to a career in journalism. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as regional publications throughout the West. His efforts to combine horses and storytelling have included a 600-mile horse race across Mongolia, an expedition to find gold in Arizona, and two trips to Kyrgyzstan to play the most dangerous horseback game on the planet, kok boru. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Ride of the Pony Express \u003c\/i\u003eis his first book, and he currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760964174112,"sku":"9780316422314","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/71d1614399dcd3bb010652ce2a90c74e.webp?v=1780195480","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-last-ride-of-the-pony-express-my-2-000-mile-horseback-journey-into-the-old-west-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}