Young Riders of the Pony Express

Jessica Gunderson

Capstone, 2006 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

Tells the story of the building, running, and closing of the Pony Express mail delivery system. Written in graphic-novel format.

Contents

• TABLE: 4
• Chapter: 10
• Chapter 3: 18
• Chapter 4: 24
• Glossary: 30

About the author

Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln's Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Young Riders of the Pony Express; Graphic History Series; Graphic Library: Graphic History Series
• Author: Jessica Gunderson
• Illustrated by: Brian Bascle
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Capstone, 2006
• ISBN: 0736868836, 9780736868839
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / History; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / 19th Century; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)