PINTO!: Based Upon the True Story of the Longest Horseback Ride in History (Horses in History)

Author:  M.J. Evans

Reading age 13 -18 years

In 1912, four men, calling themselves the "Overland Westerners," decided fame and fortune awaited if they embarked on the longest horseback ride in history. Their goal was to visit all forty-eight state capitals over the course of three years and complete their journey at the San Francisco World's Fair on June 1, 1915. Facing rugged roads, raging rivers, thieves and near starvation, the men went through seventeen horses. Only one horse completed the entire journey...Pinto, a little horse with a heart as big as the whole country! This is Pinto's account of his arduous adventure.

Paperback: 272 pages
Size: 5 x  8 inches