[quote]Most documentation says that 19 was considered too old. Remember that people died at younger ages than we do today–the interweb says the life expectancy was 39.5. But there are records of riders who were 40. They were livin’ on the edge. Literally, it seems. [/quote]
[quote]Embarrassed by their dissolution, the Pony Express partners destroyed all paperwork about the company, so we have no official documentation about the planning, locations, pay, riders, events, etc. The information is only known through tales passed down, and the riders’ letters and journals. Poetic that their own letters tell the tale of letter delivery in the Wild West. [/quote]
[quote]Most documentation says that 19 was considered too old. Remember that people died at younger ages than we do today–the interweb says the life expectancy was 39.5. But there are records of riders who were 40. They were livin’ on the edge. Literally, it seems.
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[quote]Embarrassed by their dissolution, the Pony Express partners destroyed all paperwork about the company, so we have no official documentation about the planning, locations, pay, riders, events, etc. The information is only known through tales passed down, and the riders’ letters and journals. Poetic that their own letters tell the tale of letter delivery in the Wild West.
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