{"product_id":"the-pony-express-paperback-2","title":"The Pony Express - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Léturgie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eXavier Fauche\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMorris\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuke gets to help set-up the legendary Pony Express! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1860, getting from Missouri to California on the West Coast took a long, long time - not to mention a certain degree of courage. Annoyed at the delay in communication, the federal government offers a grant to whoever can solve the problem and set-up a fast, reliable mail system linking East and West. In response, entrepreneur W.H. Russell founds the Pony Express company: fearless men riding day and night, changing horses at way stations. But not everyone likes that idea... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 46th adventure of Lucky Luke, and the Old West at its funniest!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Belgium, Morris moved to the United States in 1946 for six years. There, he worked for MAD magazine and met René Goscinny, with whom he collaborated from 1955 until Goscinny's death in 1977. Jean Léturgie began as a journalist specialised in comics before he began writing scripts. He co-created the character of \"Percevan\" with Philippe Luguy, then began an enduring cooperation with Xavier Fauche that produced eight \"Lucky Luke\" titles, followed by the spin-off series \"Rantanplan\" (Rin Tin Can) and \"Kid Lucky.\" Fauche, a well-known figure in French radio, also wrote for the French version of Jim Henson's show \"Fraggle Rock\" and co-created the cartoon \"Les Tifous.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 11.32 x 8.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47277583696121,"sku":"9781849181945","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rKMBle4WvN9781849181945.webp?v=1768998503","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-pony-express-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}