Pony Express Western Culture

Thanks to modern technology, messages can be sent in seconds to virtually anywhere in the world. However, this was not always the case. In 1860, the Pony Express was used to deliver mail and small packages across the United States, particularly throughout the west. The job was no easy task. According to the National Park Service, riders would ride “more than 1,800 miles in 10 days! From St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California the Pony Express could deliver a letter faster than ever before.” Due to the harsh conditions the riders and station workers had to endure, only men were allowed to work for the company. Even though the Pony Express was only in operation for nineteen months, it became associated with certain aspects of western culture and since then has been featured in many novels and western films. The television show The Young Riders gives a powerful insight to what it would be like to live in the wild west and to be a rider for the Pony Express.
The Young Riders is a western drama set in the mid-1800s about a group of teenagers who are desperate for money and decide to work for the Pony Express. With its sepia-toned images and lively music, the show reinforces the feel of the old, western times with a romantic, yet lighthearted mood as it
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