On the Pony Express Trail - One Man s Bikepacking Journey to Discover History From a Different

On The Pony Express Trail: One Man's Bikepacking Journey to Discover History from a Different Kind of Saddle recounts Scott Alumbaugh's experience bikepacking the Pony Express Trail during the summer of 2021. The narrative follows his day-to-day experiences and impressions-the challenges, the sites he visited, the country he rode through, and the interactions with the people he met-while taking a fresh look at the real Pony Express in the context of mid-1800s historical events along the trail: The Mexican-American, Utah, and Paiute Wars; the California and Pike's Peak gold rushes; the overland emigration of hundreds of thousands to Oregon and California; the exodus of tens of thousands of Mormons to Utah; and the increasingly contentious fight over slavery along with the looming threat of civil war.

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By Scott Alumbaugh

Product details

• Authors: Scott Alumbaugh
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781493068692
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-6869-2
• No. of pages: 314
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Sports and active travel; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Travel & holiday guides, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, TRAVEL / United States / General, TRAVEL / Special Interest / General, TRAVEL / United States / West / General, TRANSPORTATION / Bicycles, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Travel & holiday, Travel writing, cycling, Local History, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Travel and holiday, Transport: general interest, Travel guides: activity holidays, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states