{"product_id":"on-the-pony-express-trail-scott-alumbaugh-9781493068692","title":"On the Pony Express Trail: One Man's Bikepacking Journey to Discover History from a Different Kind of Saddle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn The Pony Express Trail: One Man's Bikepacking Journey to Discover History from a Different Kind of Saddle\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Alumbaugh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1493068695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493068692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Two Dot Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 6.03w x 0.68d","brand":"Scott Alumbaugh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079813394687,"sku":"9781493068692","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9edc8896-cda2-41d1-80e4-d1e1519757bd.jpg?v=1685483292","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-pony-express-trail-scott-alumbaugh-9781493068692","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}