Chronicles the travels of Owney, who arrived as a stray puppy at the Albany Post Office, and eventually became the official mascot of the U.S. Rail Mail Service and a solo national and world traveller.

A Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot

Children's Books

Wales, Dirk

Animals

Great Plains Pr

Alfred C. Dunphee wakes up on the morning of is 100th birthday and say to his dog "Pup, I think it's time to make some changes". Our story is about all the changes Mr. D makes during the week of his 100th birthday culminating with covering his home entirely with his penny collection.

Penny House

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

In 1897 Jack London went to the Gold Rush in the Yukon. This was to be a harsh time in the North Country with 100,000 men from all over America as well as other countries who came to strike it rich. However, Jack London landed just as the Fall "freeze up" came and no one could pan for gold until Spring.While waiting to strike it rich, London stayed with other men on Split Up Island. There he met the dog of another man. The dog's name was also Jack, and he and London became friends. When the thaw came in the Spring and it was time to pan for gold, London was ill and had to return to San Francisco. As a result of his experiences in the raw North Country, he would write Call of the Wild. He used his friend Jack as a model for Buck, dog of the North.Call of the Wild immediately became a hit in American and London the most popular author. So, we know what happened to Jack London, Buck and Call of the Wild, but, what happened to Jack, the dog who was left behind? This is his story.

Jack London's Dog

History

Presents the life and accomplishments of two great heroes of the American Revolution.

Twice a Hero: The Stories Of Thaddeus Kosciuszko And Casimir Pulaski: Polish American Heroes of the American Revolution

Imgine a dog, a plain ordinary everyday mutt, who finds himself taken into a U.S. post ofice and is allowed to live there for nine years - from 1887 to 1896. Yet, this was a real dog who lived a real life and became the legendary postal mascot during this period, so legendary that he now "lives" in the Smithsonian Postal Museum in Washington D.C.A Lucky Dog is our first book about Owney's Life.What we don't know about Owney is exactly where he went on each trip and exactly who he met. The amazing part of his story is that he traveled to all these places alone. He rode on any train he wanted from city to city, and on any mail wagon within any city. This book attempts to expand on factual history to tell a wider story of his life, his friends and his adventures - out of the possibilities of who he might have met.One of the factual matters that his book considers was the importance of Chicago as a central railhead for cross-country train travel. This is the expansion of Owney's story. A story sprinkled with facts as well as things that might have happened.

The Further Adventures of a Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot

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Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

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