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Tales Of The Express

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Author : Ellen Wight
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2008-06-11

Tales Of The Express written by Ellen Wight and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-11 with Fiction categories.

TALES OF THE EXPRESS This true story begins in 1826, at a small farm in New Hampshire. The main character is a scared, thirteen-year old girl, named Charlotte Parker. An alcoholic and abusive stepfather and stepbrother complicate her life and she runs away from home with an old horse. After running as far as the horse could take them, Charlotte disguises herself as a boy and tries to find work at a stable. She meets a kind-hearted man named Ebenezer Balch, who owns a livery stable and tavern called the Balch House. Eb takes the boy under his wing and vows to make a man of him. Reinventing herself as Charley Parkhurst, the “boy” becomes part of the family business. Charley stays on at the Balch house and learns to become a respected coachman. In 1844, when the Balchs’ relocated to Providence Rhode Island, Charley, now 31 went along as well. At the “What Cheer House”, in Providence, Charley meets two young men named James Birch and Frank Stevens, who are hired on as stable boys. Parkhurst trains them well as coachmen and during the California gold rush, Birch and Stevens helm a wagon train to the west. James Birch starts a stagecoach business in Sacramento and is wildly successful. Here we are introduced to a lawman named William Wallace Byrnes and see California hang its’ first woman. Several future outlaws are introduced before James Birch can convince Charley Parkhurst to come to California to drive stagecoaches. Parkhurst travels to California with Birch and another coachman named Hank Monk, aboard ship, stopping in Jamaica, before taking a boat ride through the jungles, then riding mules over the mountains to Panama and a waiting ship, with cholera still lingering on her decks. When they get to California, Birch shows them the ropes and sends them down the road. While driving a stagecoach in the Mariposa mountains, Parkhurst is attacked by a sadistic killer named Tres Dedos and left for the bears to finish. A Cherokee poet, John Rolling Ridge, who was camped nearby, rescues Charley. The Mexican gang captures the two of them, but the leader, Joaquin Murrieta decides the gang doesn’t need trouble with the U. S. mail and releases them. When back to work, Parkhurst drives with William Byrnes as a shotgun, they forge a tight friendship.William Byrnes joins the California Rangers to hunt down Murrieta. In the fall of 1855, Parkhurst was again in the company of his friend Hank Monk in the foothills of the Sierras, Placerville, where they befriend a young man from Norway, named John Thompson. Remembering his childhood in the Alps, Thompson builds himself a set of skis and eventually signs on to carry the winter mail across the Sierra Mountains to Carson City. In the spring, while Charley was on route to Redwood City, Parkhurst has trouble with a nasty horse and is kicked in the face and loses his eye. Monk cheers up his pal on a bear hunt, that nearly finishes Hank in the river. The following winter, Snowshoe Thompson saves the life of James Sisson, who was freezing to death in an abandon cabin in the Sierras. Charley Parkhurst and Hank Monk both drive the new Pioneer route from Placerville to Carson City. While on this route, Parkhurst is robbed at night by the bandit Sugarfoot. Horace Greeley then makes an appearance, and is treated to a wild ride and ridicule by Hank Monk. Promoting Monk to the rank of legend. April of 1860 saw trouble with the Paiute Indians, near Carson City, after some station keepers at a remote relay station kidnap two Indian women. When Snowshoe Thompson signs up to hunt Indians, Byrnes signs on to keep the Sierras’ only winter mailman alive. Parkhurst decides to see the rest of the frontier, the plains. He signs on with the new “King of Stagecoaching” Ben Holladay, but doesn’t find it to his liking. Charlie learns that Byrnes has been shot seriously and is in need of a trip to Ne

The Express Messenger

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Author : Cy Warman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897

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The Express Messenger And Other Tales Of The Rail

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Author : Cy Warman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-06

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The Express Messenger And Other Tales Of The Rail Classic Reprint

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Author : Cy Warman
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-09-17

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Excerpt from The Express Messenger, and Other Tales of the Rail HE roar and rumble of distant thunder had been heard in the hills all the morning, and along about noon a big black cloud came creeping up over the crest of the continent and listed a little, when a peak of one of the hills caught the lower corner, ripped it open, and let the water out. It didn't rain; the water simply fell out of the cloud, and went rushing down the side of the mountain as it rushes off the roof of a house in a hard April shower. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Tales Of The Orient Express

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Author : Weyerhaeuser Company
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978*

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The Express

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Author : Robert C. Gallagher
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2008-09-02

The Express written by Robert C. Gallagher and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.

“He could do it all, beat every opponent . . . except one.” –plaque honoring Ernie Davis, in the lobby of Elmira Free Academy Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron, and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to Syracuse University, where as a sophomore he led his team to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1959, and earned his nickname, the Elmira Express. Two seasons later, Davis had broken the legendary Jim Brown’s rushing records, and became the first black athlete to be awarded the Heisman Trophy. The number one pick in the 1962 NFL draft, Davis signed a contract with the Cleveland Browns and appeared to be headed for professional stardom. But Davis never ended up playing in the NFL: He was diagnosed with leukemia during the summer before his rookie season and succumbed to the disease less than a year later. In battling his illness, Davis showed great dignity and courage, inspired the nation, and moved President John F. Kennedy to eulogize him as “ an outstanding man of great character.” An enduring story of a true scholar-athlete, The Express is a touching, impeccably researched, deeply personal portrait of Ernie Davis, and a vivid look at sport in America at the dawn of the Civil Rights era.

Strange Tales Of The Orient Express

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Author : Robert Thurston Hopkins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1944

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Tales From The Imagination Express

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Author : Laron Meyers
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2023-08-27

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"Tales from the Imagination Express: A Children's Adventure Book" is a collection of imaginative stories that take young readers on exciting adventures. These tales typically feature young protagonists who embark on journeys filled with magic, mystery, and discovery. The stories often encourage creativity and spark the imagination of children, making it an engaging and entertaining read for kids.

Tales Of The Grand Express

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1937

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The Story Of The Pony Express

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Author : Glenn D. Bradley
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-16

The Story Of The Pony Express written by Glenn D. Bradley and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-16 with Fiction categories.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Story of the Pony Express" by Glenn D. Bradley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.