Charlton Heston portrayed the iconic Buffalo Bill in Pony Express, an underseen Western with plenty of old-school action.

One of the most enduring legends of the Pony Express is that of William “Buffalo Bill” Cody, who wrote in his autobiography that he had worked as a rider for the Pony Express at age 14 and ...

With riders traveling at an average pace of 10 miles per hour around the clock, the 1966-mile route passed through eight modern-day states in 10 days. (When the Pony Express began, only Missouri ...

Buffalo Bill was so popular that there's ... And then so that was the incentive of Bill becoming a Pony Express rider. Well, and there are a lot of people, this is one of the more controversial ...

William “Buffalo Bill” Cody and James “Wild Bill ... The nameless victim is thought to have been the only Pony Express rider killed, though a few station agents died when Indians attacked ...

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