The Pony Express Chapter
A: A Nation's Crisis
The Pony Express was the firsrapid constand the familline cross the continene from the Missouri Merse the Poolfi Conserwegsem
by means of which messages were come sway on horseback cross se plans and desires and over the mountains of the feet brough the
clonic coas and the Pacific siegeten days nearer to each other.
It had a brief existence of only seen months and was supplanted by the transcorrenzi elegraph Yes it was of the greatest importance in
binding the East and Westogether as a time when overland travel was slow and cumbersome, and when a great national crisis made therapie
communication of news between these sections an imperative necessity
The Pony Express marked the highese development in over and travel prior to the coming of the Pacific railroad, which is preceded me years
in fact, proved the feasibility of a transcontinental road and demonstrated that such a line could be built and operated continuously the year
around-fear that had always been regarded as impossible
The operation of the Pony Express was a supreme achievement of physical endurance on the part of man and his everal companion te
horse. The history of this organisation should be a lasing monument to the physical sacrifice of men and beast in an effort to accomplish
something worthwhile. les history should be an enduring tribute to American courage and American organising genius
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The Pony Express was the firsrapid transit and the firszfasema line across the continere from the Missouri Diverse the Poof Costa
by means of which messages were carried any on horseback across the plans and desers, and over the mountains of the free brought
oric coast and the Poctisiopeten days nearer to each other.
Which words suggest a central idea for this section (5 points)
Rapidfase, swity
Continent coas sem
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Plans desers mountains
Mail messages, nearer