Bob Ford's History, Mystery & Lore

10/05/2026

10/05/2026

New Article on Substack: Pony Express Part 3: In delivering the mail, it’s all about the messenger

You can have the best plan, equipment and routes, but in delivering the mail it’s all on the courier. A mail system’s most important link throughout history is the individual, like sports, acting or politics, it’s regarding the performer.

In Revolutionary War days messages and letters meant life or death. Throughout pre-electricity times, the written word was paramount.

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10/03/2026

10/02/2026

Jesse James I Part 08 - Centralia Massacre

09/30/2026

Jesse James I Part 07 - Robin Hood Moment

09/30/2026

By: Bob Ford

09/28/2026

New Article on Substack: Bob Ford’s History: The Pony Express rides again: Part 2

As a naive little kid, I thought famed Pony Express rider Johnny Fry took off from St. Joseph, Missouri, on April 3, 1860 and miraculously arrived 10 days later in Sacramento, California.

No doubt Johnny and his horse were exhausted, but that mail had to get through.

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By: Bob Ford