Thompson and Majors made speeches . Russell said nothing . A cannon was fired ( to signal the ferryboat operator to be on the Missouri side of the river ) . Descriptions of the send - off vary wildly . Some report that most of the ...
M'Collum , M. D. California as I Saw It . Edited by Dale L. Morgan . Los Gatos , Calif .: Talisman Press , 1960 . McMurtry , Larry . “ Inventing the West . ” The New York Review of Books , August 10 , 2000 .
Orphans Preferred is the remarkable and fast-moving story of a twelve-year-old boy who learns the meaning of bravery and perseverance, and discovers true friendship in the most unlikely place.
Orphans Preferred
"WANTED. YOUNG, SKINNY, WIRY FELLOWS. NOT OVER 18. MUST BE EXPERT RIDERS. WILLING TO RISK DEATH DAILY. ORPHANS PREFERRED." --California newspaper help wanted ad, 1860 The Pony Express is one...