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Pony Express, 1953
In a colorful -- and highly inaccurate -- telling of the first days of the Pony Express, two icons of the Wild West, Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok, face hostile Native Americans, horrible weather, and mail thieves to get the service up and running.
Movies often show Pony Express riders being attacked by Native Americans. But this was not an everyday occurrence in reality. Storms, floods, desert heat, and rough terrain were bigger problems for the riders.
Why do movies prefer to show made-up stories rather than real facts? |