Bart Smith
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
335 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A lavishly illustrated celebration of America's most iconic hiking trails. Discover their history, beauty, and significance. Whether you're a day hiker, tru-hiker, or a history buff, this is the perfect introduction to the national scenic trails.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Orphans preferred" was the call that went out to the daring of heart when the Pony Express was organized nearly 150 years ago in April 1860. Called "The Greatest Enterprise of Modern Times," the endeavor-which lasted only nineteenth months-recruited young men willing to risk life and limb in a relay race that crossed the frontier on a route from St. Joseph, Missouri, to San Francisco, California, speeding the delivery of mail to an astonishing ten...