Christopher Corbett

Christopher Corbett is a former news editor with The Associated Press. He is the author of Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express (Random House/Broadway Books). He is also the author of the novel Vacationland (Viking/Penguin).

Since 1995 he has written The Back Page for Baltimore’s Style magazine, twice winner of best column from the City and Regional Magazine Association and honored by the Society for Professional Journalist for best editorial writing.

A Baltimore resident, Corbett is a full-time faculty member at the University of Maryland Baltimore County where he is professor of the practice. Corbett was awarded the University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Mentoring, 2007-2008. His journalism has appeared in major American newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times.

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In Old Sacramento

Here is the statue of the rider of the Pony Express in Old Sacramento.alt

Cross-country re-ride is over

The 2015 cross-country re-ride by the National Pony Express Association is over. See you next year. Here is the statue in Old Sacramento.…

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Smithsonianmag.com: The Pony Express Was Short-Lived And Costly

After gold was discovered in California and people rushed to the soon-to-be state, communication across the vastness of America became a pressing priority. As a result, three business men, William Russell, Alexander Majors and William Waddell, who held government contracts to deliver military supplies to the West, saw an opportunity…

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155 Years Later

"In the American memory, that man is still riding across the country," says Christopher Corbett, author of Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express http://www.vox.com/2015/4/14/8406721/pony-express-delivery…

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