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In this University of Maryland, Baltimore County program, Ed Beimfohr sits down with Christopher Corbett, author of "Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express," for a discussion of the beloved American myth of the Wild West. Behind the image of a lone rider galloping across the plains lie the facts: Where does the fiction end and reality begin?

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Christopher Corbett, professor of the practice, Department of English, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; author

Ed Beimfohr, host

Runtime:00:29:30

Rating:TV-G


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