The Rough-Riding Adventure of Bronco Charlie, Pony Express Rider |
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Author:
| Brill, Marlene Targ |
Illustrator:
| Trover, Zachary |
Series title: | History's Kid Heroes Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7613-6195-4 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Graphic Universe& 8482; |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.95 |
Book Description:
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On a ranch in California . . . a boy dreams of becoming a pony express rider. California, early 1860s. Julius loves horses so much that he leaves his job as a sailor to work on a ranch. He is so good at taming horses that the other men at the ranch call him Bronco Charlie. He wants to become a pony express rider, but everyone tells him he's too young. When a pony express horse gallops into town without its rider, Charlie volunteers to take his place. Can Charlie deliver...
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On a ranch in California . . . a boy dreams of becoming a pony express rider.
California, early 1860s. Julius loves horses so much that he leaves his job as a sailor to work on a ranch. He is so good at taming horses that the other men at the ranch call him Bronco Charlie. He wants to become a pony express rider, but everyone tells him he's too young. When a pony express horse gallops into town without its rider, Charlie volunteers to take his place. Can Charlie deliver the mail and prove his worth as a rider?