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Book/Printed Material A thrilling and truthful history of the pony express; or, Blazing the westward way, and other sketches and incidents of those stirring times

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Title

  • A thrilling and truthful history of the pony express; or, Blazing the westward way, and other sketches and incidents of those stirring times

Names

  • Visscher, William Lightfoot, 1842-1924
  • John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Chicago, Rand, McNally & co. [c1908]

Headings

  • -  Pony express
  • -  Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  Choice/form AACR2: vj39 07-10-96
  • -  LAC scc 2019-06-11 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • 98 p. incl. front., illus., ports. 26 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F594 .V83
  • F594 .V83 Copy 2 Copy 2.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 08013932

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Visscher, William Lightfoot, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. A thrilling and truthful history of the pony express; or, Blazing the westward way, and other sketches and incidents of those stirring times. [Chicago, Rand, McNally & co, 1908] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/08013932/.

APA citation style:

Visscher, W. L. & John Davis Batchelder Collection. (1908) A thrilling and truthful history of the pony express; or, Blazing the westward way, and other sketches and incidents of those stirring times. [Chicago, Rand, McNally & co] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/08013932/.

MLA citation style:

Visscher, William Lightfoot, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. A thrilling and truthful history of the pony express; or, Blazing the westward way, and other sketches and incidents of those stirring times. [Chicago, Rand, McNally & co, 1908] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/08013932/>.