The Pony Express (1860-61)

Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory In 1860, a newly formed company called ‘The Pony Express’, came up with a simple, yet ingenious solution. Using horses, they delivered letters faster and much more efficiently than ever before by using relays of horse-mounted riders. Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Credit: Created by Daniel Turner Script: Conan White Narrator: Bryan Lazlo Beauregard Music Credit: Sources: The Pony Express Bringing Mail to the American West By Tim McNeese · 2009 The Pony Express: Bringing Mail to the American West By Tim McNeese The Pony Express: A Primary Source History of the Race to Bring Mail to the American West Book by Simone Payment The Pony Express in Nevada Paperback – January 1, 1981 by John et al. Ranger Pony Express: An Illustrated History By Carol Guthrie, Bart Smith