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Author: Scott Alumbaugh

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Read more about the article Work in Progress: Tessa Kelso
Tessa Kelso Cabinet Card, courtesy of the Seaver Center for Western Research

Work in Progress: Tessa Kelso

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:December 7, 2024
  • Post category:California History/Fiction/Novel Writing

I have had a work in progress for over a year now. Which is to say I've been preparing to work on a historical novel for over a year, but…

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Read more about the article “Nuggets of Truth” wins the Merrill J. Mattes Award for Excellence in Writing

“Nuggets of Truth” wins the Merrill J. Mattes Award for Excellence in Writing

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:August 5, 2024
  • Post category:Non-Fiction/Pony Express Trail/Westerns

In 2023, the Overland Journal published a two-part article of mine titled "Pony Express: Nuggets of Truth." The Overland Journal is the "quarterly journal of scholarly research into the emigrant…

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“Uncle Sam’s Backbone” at Stories on Stage Davis

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:February 28, 2024
  • Post category:Non-Fiction/Pony Express Trail

Larry Lew performed "Uncle Sam's Backbone," an excerpt from my book On the Pony Express Trail on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the Pence Gallery in Davis, California. You can…

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Read more about the article Pony Express Reading at Stories on Stage

Pony Express Reading at Stories on Stage

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:February 2, 2024
  • Post category:General/Non-Fiction/Pony Express Trail

Stories on Stage Davis will feature a reading from On the Pony Express Trail. The reading will take place Saturday, February 10, 2024 at Pence Gallery in Davis, CA. The…

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Read more about the article Video—Writing the West

Video—Writing the West

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:January 9, 2024
  • Post category:Performance/Pony Express Trail

Writing the West is a video series that features Robert Clark, Editor of the Overland Journal, in conversation with authors published in a recent issue. Bob interviewed me in December…

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Read more about the article Nuggets of Truth

Nuggets of Truth

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:October 8, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

I recently published an article in the Overland Journal. The article is in two parts and appears in the journal's 2023 Summer and Fall issues (Vol. 41, Numbers 2 and…

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Read more about the article OCTA  Convention Presentation

OCTA Convention Presentation

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:September 1, 2023
  • Post category:Performance/Pony Express Trail

In August 2023 I spoke at the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) annual convention in Gering, Nebraska. The title of my talk was "Nuggets of Truth on the Pony Express Trail."…

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The Pony Express in Wyoming

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:June 22, 2023
  • Post category:Non-Fiction/Pony Express Trail

The Wyoming Historical Society has just published an article I wrote on the Pony Express in Wyoming. So great to see it live! The WyoHistory website was one of my…

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On the Pony Express Trail at Avid Books, Davis.

Publication Day!

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:June 12, 2023
  • Post category:Uncategorized

On the Pony Express Trail is here! The book published June 1, 2023. And as exciting as it was to see PDF proofs, there's nothing like seeing it on the…

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Read more about the article Bikepacking the Pony Express Video Series

Bikepacking the Pony Express Video Series

  • Post author:Scott Alumbaugh
  • Post published:April 25, 2023
  • Post category:Performance/Pony Express Trail

I’ve produced a series of videos for the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) about my 2021 Pony Express ride. There are ten episodes total. The link to the first episode and…

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  • Tessa Kelso Cabinet CardWork in Progress: Tessa Kelso
    December 7, 2024
    I have had a work in progress for over a year now. […]
  • Merrill J. Mattes award“Nuggets of Truth” wins the Merrill J. Mattes Award for Excellence in Writing
    August 5, 2024
    In 2023, the Overland Journal published a two-part […]
  • larry-lew“Uncle Sam’s Backbone” at Stories on Stage Davis
    February 28, 2024
    Larry Lew performed “Uncle Sam’s […]

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Scott Alumbaugh is the author of  On the Pony Express Trail (TwoDot Books) a narrative non-fiction about his 2021 solo bikepacking trek on the Pony Express Trail. He is author of a novella, Will Kill for Food, as well as a number of short stories.  Learn more >

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