An account of the establishment of the first rapid communication system between the East and West.

"Bison Book edition reproduced from the first (1966) edition by arrangement with the Publisher"--Title page verso.

1. "California, Here I Come!" -- 2. By Ocean and Desert -- 3. "Go West, Young Man!" -- 4. The Pony Express and Its Forerunners -- 5. "They're Off!" -- 6. A Home Away from Home -- 7. Indians on the Warpath -- 8. "The Mail Must Go Through!" -- 9. California and the Civil War -- 10. Dark Days for the Pony Express -- 11. The Telegraph Replaces the Pony Express.