Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. In the story line, Thompson comes to the aid of Sierra Nevada miners in Placerville and other mining camps to carry the U. S. mail in snowy winters. Despite his enthusiasm for the job, he was never compensated. The lack of funds caused a delay into his planned marriage to Agnes (Jane Hampton). Country and folk singer Johnny Horton in 1956 recorded "Snowshoe Thompson", a song about Thompson's adventures as a mail carrier. The song is track 4 on the compilation: Johnny Horton Makes History. Scottish rocker Alex Harvey covered the song on his posthumous 1982 release, Soldier On The Wall. In 2008 Norwegian author Terje Nordberg wrote a Donald Duck comic strip (Donald Duck & Co), which Norwegian artist Arild Midthun illustrated. The title "Snowshoe Duckson" makes an obvious reference. In 2020, Colorado band Wildfire Stampout recorded “Snowshoe” on their album “Stampout Songstravaganza”. The song is based on Snowshoe Thompson's reliability during his cross-mountain deliveries. See also John Lewis Dyer References Other sources Bjork, Kenneth (1956) Snowshoe Thompson: Fact and Legend (Northfield, MN: Norwegian-American Historical Association, Vol XIV, pg 62–88) Related reading Stoutenburg, Adrien, Laura Nelson Baker (1957) Snowshoe Thompson (Scribner; Book Club) Tortorich, Frank (2015) John A. "Snowshoe" Thompson, Pioneer Mail Carrier of the Sierra'' (Pronghorn Press) External links Snowshoe Thompson website 1827 births 1876 deaths People from Tinn Norwegian emigrants to the United States American male cross-country skiers Sierra Nevada (United States) Deaths from pneumonia in Nevada People of the California Gold Rush California Republicans Deaths from appendicitis People from Alpine County, California