author
Glenn D. (Glenn Danford) Bradley
1884–1930
A historian and teacher with a gift for lively storytelling, he is best remembered for bringing the Pony Express and the American Southwest to life for general readers. His books blend solid research with an easy, adventurous style that still feels inviting today.
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The Story of the Pony Express
by Glenn D. (Glenn Danford) Bradley
About the author
Born in Kinderhook, Michigan, in 1884, Glenn Danford Bradley built his career around history. Sources available online describe him as earning a Ph.D. in history from the University of Michigan, then teaching in high schools before serving as an associate professor of history at Municipal University in Toledo, Ohio.
Bradley is most closely associated with frontier and transportation history. His best-known work, The Story of the Pony Express (first published in 1913), helped turn a short-lived mail service into a vivid chapter of popular American history. He also wrote Winning the Southwest and The Story of the Santa Fe, showing a clear interest in the people, routes, and institutions that shaped the American West.
He died in 1930 in Toledo, Ohio. Although not a household name today, his books have remained in circulation through library collections, reprints, and digital editions, which suggests that readers still value his clear, accessible approach to telling historical stories.