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Hoofbeats of danger

by Holly Hughes

PoniesJuvenile fictionPony expressFrontier and pioneer lifeDetective and mystery storiesChildren's fictionFrontier and pioneer life, fictionMystery and detective stories

In 1860, eleven-year-old Annie, who lives at the Red Buttes Pony Express station in the Nebraska Territory, asks Pony Express rider Billy Cody to help her find the person responsible for sabotaging her favorite pony, Magpie.

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Book data: Open Library