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Glenn D. (Glenn Danford) Bradley

1884–1930

A historian of the American West, he wrote lively early-20th-century accounts of the Pony Express and the Santa Fe Railway that helped preserve frontier stories for later readers.

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The Story of the Pony Express

The Story of the Pony Express

by Glenn D. (Glenn Danford) Bradley

About the author

Born in Kinderhook, Michigan, on April 12, 1884, Glenn Danford Bradley was an American historian and teacher whose work focused on Western and transportation history. Sources consulted identify him as having earned a Ph.D. in history at the University of Michigan, and as having taught in high schools before serving as an associate professor of history at Municipal University in Toledo, Ohio.

Bradley is best known for books such as The Story of the Pony Express (1913) and The Story of the Santa Fe (1920). His writing aimed to make history readable as well as useful, and his subjects show a clear interest in the people, routes, and institutions that shaped the American West.

He died in Toledo, Ohio, on January 4, 1930. I wasn't able to confirm a reliable portrait image from the sources I found, so no profile image is included.