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The Pony Express Rider Who Never Slept

by Elizabeth Fabowale

January 15, 2026

American Folk Heroes·American Legends

When the Pony Express was born, it was not born of comfort or certainty. It came into the world because the land was vast, the nation restless, and messages could no longer afford to crawl across mountains and deserts. Letters mattered then. A warning, a promise, a contract, or a farewell could change lives. And so, men were chosen to

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