The Pony Express: The Fastest Mail Service in the Wild West

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  • @Quinold
    @Quinold 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    That 14 year old with a revolver taking out 7 is impressive. It’s insane to compare what literal children had to go through compared to today.

    • @danidavis7912
      @danidavis7912 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Most kids today are still questioning their gender.

  • @ExestentialCrisis
    @ExestentialCrisis 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Anybody who wants to learn more should visit the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph MO. It is in the original stables. Each year they do a reenactment of the PE send-off.

  • @anthonyfrench3169
    @anthonyfrench3169 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This was definitely a good one! The Biographics team had a ball with this one and it shows!

  • @ZiggaBIZ
    @ZiggaBIZ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    R Kelly punching the air that they took his company name

  • @rami_ungar_writer
    @rami_ungar_writer 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "The Great and Living God. Do they mean Cthulhu?" Laughed out loud at that one. I love Cthulhu and cosmic horror.

  • @jacobavners2394
    @jacobavners2394 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cheers Eric! Please keep on that sweet Wild West content coming :D

  • @nordicerik5120
    @nordicerik5120 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i used to live on the pony express when I was a child living in California in the city of Camino the pony express is history they are proud of

  • @Facts4u6040
    @Facts4u6040 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! 🏇📬 The Pony Express was truly remarkable. Thanks for the awesome insight! 🌟

  • @murrayscott9546
    @murrayscott9546 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Humorously written with attention to detail

  • @balisongman07
    @balisongman07 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    St Joseph native here. Its the "pay-T" house

  • @theplantninja-texasgardener
    @theplantninja-texasgardener 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Perils included “Slipping on wet rocks while disembarking” 😂

  • @TireekELane
    @TireekELane 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    R.I.P. James Earl Jones (1931-2024) · Mufasa & Darth Vader

  • @danidavis7912
    @danidavis7912 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video! Thank you.

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love your content Eric ❤❤❤

  • @paulherman5822
    @paulherman5822 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    No, the great and living God isn't Cthulhu, Eric. He's the great and dreaming Old One. 😁

  • @jamessanchez8291
    @jamessanchez8291 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great subject. Love, from Albuquerque.

  • @KarenRose70
    @KarenRose70 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I used to be a tour guide at the home of one of the men who ran the Pony Express. I have also been to St Joseph where it started.

    • @balisongman07
      @balisongman07 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Grew up in St Joe. It's cool to see your small hometown mentioned occasionally

    • @KarenRose70
      @KarenRose70 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @balisongman07 yes. I grew up in Grandview and I volunteered at Alexander Majors house

  • @kumasi5991
    @kumasi5991 วันที่ผ่านมา

    14 walked them down with a 6 shot he was definitely a hitter doc Holiday would be proud

  • @-RONNIE
    @-RONNIE 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the video

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Suggestion eric: Henry III of england

    • @ZiggaBIZ
      @ZiggaBIZ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I think they already did one ☺️ if not on this channel another one of theirs with Simon a while back. I remember learning about how they found his body in a parking lot haha

    • @maxmetodiev641
      @maxmetodiev641 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That was Richard III

  • @Jayjay-qe6um
    @Jayjay-qe6um 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    From 1866 until 1889, the Pony Express logo was used by stagecoach and freight company Wells Fargo, which provided secure mail service. Wells Fargo used the Pony Express logo for its guard and armored-car services. The logo continued to be used when other companies took over the security business into the 1990s. Since 2001, the Pony Express logo is no longer used for security businesses, since the business has been sold.

  • @reellifeoutdoors2905
    @reellifeoutdoors2905 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I assume comments are read from the producers so here we go.
    I watched every single video on biographics, today I learned, and a few other channels. Biographics has a special place in my heart. Anytime I am sick, Nyquil and Bipgraphics are there for me. That said, I am back after trying to watch a few times and want to offer feedback without the "OMG wheres Simon" as I am aware of what went on.
    Thumbnail Graphics: The style has changed a few times since the changes. However, the most recent one is very unappealing. "Dont judge a book by its cover" should be in effect but online it plays a big part. Idk who has made changes but loved the old format.
    Biographies: After the transition, it seems as though we have alot less interesting subjects. I loved that there was anything from war lords to authors to athletes. I would highly suggest going back to whatever manner it was you used to select subjects.
    The Host: I honestly like this most recent host and didnt mind the last one either. However, I feel as though the timing and the subject matter really limits whoever is goingnto be hosting. Pacing with simon with chapters etc. Made the content easy to follow. Also, their needs to be time edits for the chapters for people who go back and reference the information.
    I hope this helps and I will be looking out for any good content.

  • @larzlarz1140
    @larzlarz1140 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Why is the only thing I want to comment about in this video is the presenter’s obviously dyed hair and his widow’s peak?

  • @raneylee9617
    @raneylee9617 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Carl slayed 😂

  • @sherlockemery
    @sherlockemery 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Should do an episode on the Mongolian Yam system.

  • @batticusmanacleas510
    @batticusmanacleas510 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I feel like nobody but him calls him Cosmic Horror Madman. And boy does he love to

  • @freetolook3727
    @freetolook3727 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ironically, The Pony Express was faster than the modern day postal system being destroyed from within.

  • @ignitionfrn2223
    @ignitionfrn2223 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:30 - Chapter 1 - The growing west
    5:30 - Chapter 2 - Creating the pony express
    9:45 - Chapter 3 - The riders
    17:10 - Chapter 4 - The mail
    20:40 - Chapter 5 - The election of 1860
    22:15 - Chapter 6 - The ride comes to an end
    26:30 - Conclusion

  • @apossessedbagel
    @apossessedbagel 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm going to assume anyone watching this video likes Wild West history. If you ever visit St. Joseph, you can not only see the PX museum but also the house that Jesse James died in within blocks of each other. Lots of other cool museums there, like an old asylum.

  • @grandpalarry7776
    @grandpalarry7776 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The images at 1:58 are NOT those of a stagecoach. Those are covered or Conestoga wagons used by settlers migrating west.

  • @williamtrabalkierscht742
    @williamtrabalkierscht742 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wait wait wait…WHERE’S SIMON (no hate to Eric)

    • @vengaboys4385
      @vengaboys4385 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Simon left almost year and half ago

    • @invisisense5464
      @invisisense5464 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bros over a year late

  • @AnnaAnna-uc2ff
    @AnnaAnna-uc2ff 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks.

  • @bethmarriott9292
    @bethmarriott9292 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm just imagining Billy Tate going out in a scene like the opening to the first Deadpool movie tbh 😅

  • @jabber1990
    @jabber1990 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Was their plan to become a government contractor and just get bailed out?

  • @nobodyfamousX
    @nobodyfamousX 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To be fair i don't think the pony express was a bad idea. The train just took over.

  • @j.a.weishaupt1748
    @j.a.weishaupt1748 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very well written with lots of enthusiasm and humor. No offense but this is definitely the better way: Karl writing, not hosting.

  • @jabber1990
    @jabber1990 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a weird business model

  • @pooryorick831
    @pooryorick831 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Who is Carl and why are you thanking him at about 3:23? Or did you mean Karl? I really am wondering. Did I miss something obvious?

  • @markhough1027
    @markhough1027 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Michael Collins Irish rebel leader 1920s

  • @danidavis7912
    @danidavis7912 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    HP Lovecraft was my muse and time-distant hero. I wrote several stories and dark poetry under his influence. (Never published.) I'll be looking up your work, sir.

  • @amyschmidt2132
    @amyschmidt2132 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When did they get a difference host ?

  • @jamallinyear3465
    @jamallinyear3465 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    🐎 🐎🐎

  • @wxwxsrg
    @wxwxsrg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Expressing the PP

  • @EvanFrenchMusic93
    @EvanFrenchMusic93 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where's Simon?

  • @WrottJackson
    @WrottJackson 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yay, child labor!

  • @jaredsukert2028
    @jaredsukert2028 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where is karl

  • @davidfitzpatrick6535
    @davidfitzpatrick6535 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    12:40 so the reason they wouldnt leave behind the Bible is in case they died on route and had to be buried quickly far from their home and home church. Because of this the riders would have a Bible with them so that whoever found their body could read from the Bible and give them a proper burial as it was believed failing to do so would cause your soul to be condemned to purgatory. Thankyou for Bible Ranch camp for that story. Is it true? Who the heck knows? (besides God 😉😉)

    • @LarryHolzwarth
      @LarryHolzwarth 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Actually they were issued the Bible when they were hired and were required by company rules to carry it with them on their routes. It was to remind them of their oath.

  • @LeeDeborah-d9f
    @LeeDeborah-d9f 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nikolaus Road

  • @LJPMotorsports
    @LJPMotorsports 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You lay on the cynicism and lame obtuse jokes thick. Really annoying. I'm going to go look for a serious history channel now. That is all.

  • @ruskimuejek665
    @ruskimuejek665 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You probably shouldn't make a video of a subject if you hate it.... geez, you're pretentious

  • @SuperShogunCat1968
    @SuperShogunCat1968 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Smug mockery of religion is unnecessary, just provide facts about the tooic.

  • @josephschenkenfelder1876
    @josephschenkenfelder1876 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Do one on Joe Biden.

    • @mattt233
      @mattt233 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Too much corruption for that.

    • @bpdbhp1632
      @bpdbhp1632 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He can do it in one word: jrhwbsvjsfbbehshfbbrm

    • @pooryorick831
      @pooryorick831 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes. Joe Biden has ived a long and fascinating life in public service. President Biden would be a great Biographic.

    • @josephschenkenfelder1876
      @josephschenkenfelder1876 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pooryorick831thank you!!

    • @j.a.weishaupt1748
      @j.a.weishaupt1748 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mattt233They only do dead people. So wait for like a year or so and they’ll be able to do Biden.

  • @lizhaydon2250
    @lizhaydon2250 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The negative graphics of child labor! The dumba## people that push modern laziness of precious children into history irritates me. Children often did not attend school, but helped parents and other adults to live. Children grew up faster. Calling the pony Express a failure is idiotic. Not impressed by your negative take on history.

    • @jamesharper4671
      @jamesharper4671 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was a financial failure. It never made a profit i.e failure. As far as the child labor thing - the past is the worst.😅

  • @EGSBiographies-om1wb
    @EGSBiographies-om1wb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Shouldnt this b n *Today I Found Out* ?

  • @EGSBiographies-om1wb
    @EGSBiographies-om1wb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    58th

  • @rheffner3
    @rheffner3 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's only lasted a year and a half. Not much to talk about.

    • @Chino56751
      @Chino56751 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That dismissive attitude is why you won't learn from history. The Nazi Reich " only " lasted a few years, but look at what they did

    • @j.a.weishaupt1748
      @j.a.weishaupt1748 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Chino56751Well that escalated quickly

    • @Chino56751
      @Chino56751 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@j.a.weishaupt1748 Still important history

  • @rackroll4405
    @rackroll4405 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I bet P-tolomy had a Pony Express.