This book is both a revisionist history of the magnificent and ill-fated adventure, and an entertaining look at the often larger-than-life individuals who created and perpetuated the myths of "the pony," as it is known along the Pony Express trail that runs from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California. Full of tall tales and long obscured truths about this beloved topic by myth-laden Western American History. By far the most popular book written about the Pony Express and it's riders. Hard cover book.