Pioneer adventure in the Old West holds a natural thrill for every true American. This new record of the Pony Express, that most heroic project of pioneer history, is superlatively thrilling because it comes straight from the men who put it through. It makes a saga of American youth, endurance and courage that is unmatched in history.

The brave boys and thoroughbred ponies who covered the dangerous run from St. Joe to Sacramento, carrying the mail through Indian-infested wilderness-- desert, mountains, rivers and plains-- represent the spirit that made the United States a country that cannot fail while we cherish that spirit.

Dr. Driggs, on many visits to the Pony Express trail, sought out and learned to know the men who, as boys, took the Pony Express oath of fealty in 1860 and '61.  He tells their stories from their own lips, thus preserving an invaluable record for young Americans today who must carry on their tradition of keeping faith with an ideal. Seven full pages in color and many drawings in line by William H. Jackson.

From the dust jacket