Dr. History's Tales of the Old West
Summary: Dr. History's audio stories of the Old West. Stories of Cowboys, Indians, Mountain men, pioneers, the Oregon Trail, miners, cattle drives, stagecoach and bank robbers, the cavalry, outlaws and lawmen, some famous and some you have never heard of. From the Custer Battlefield to the Klondike to Indian battles to buried treasure and lost mines to the early explorers. I love telling true stories that shaped the old west.
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- Artist: Dr. Ken Turner
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Podcasts:
A race that connected East to West with the help of workers from all over the world. The Transcontinental Railroad was an amazing accomplishment that required thousands of workers with backbreaking labor and danger, from the surveyors to the final laying of the track and meeting at Promontory Point.
Country Doctors faced long hours, bad weather, poor roads and other dangers. These brave men and women did their best to save lives, sometimes losing their own.
He missed the Gunfight at the OK Corral. He didn't become famous like his brothers, Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan. The youngest brother could never live up to the name. In the end, a bullet to the heart sent him to his grave.
Lola Montez and Lotta Crabtree danced and sang during the gold rush in California. They entertained thousands of lonely miners who showered them with gold nuggets and coins.
Black Jack Ketchum's ghost, a headless horseman and a legless horseman
Millions in buried and lost treasure. Six short stories of gold never found and where you can go look.
Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce were losing their homeland. Two of the battles that took place along their attempted escape to Canada was the White Bird Battle and the Battle of the Big Hole.
Charles Bolton, a gentleman, robbed over two dozen stagecoaches without firing a single shot. He left poetry signed, "Black Bart". He was also a model prisoner in San Quentin.
He was the most wanted man in several states and Canada. He spent nearly half his life in prison, escaping several times. Each time he was released from prison he continued his life of crime.
Military doctors developed new methods for removing arrow heads. These brave men performed surgery by candlelight while dodging arrows and bullets.
The Indians and Army both used tactics that sometimes favored the Indians, other times the Army. The Indians just wanted to preserve their way of life. The government wanted the land and all Indians on reservations.
The man who killed the man who killed Jesse James. Ed Kelly killed Bob Ford who killed Jesse James. So who killed Ed Kelly and why?
Train robbers didn't count on Sheriff Bucky O'Nelll and posse to chase them so far. Four states, several weeks and $8000 later he brought them in for trial. He also served with the "Rough Riders" in Cuba.
He was elected to represent all free-roaming Sioux and defeated the best army in the world at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. He was brave, wise, generous, and a legend among his people.
The War of 1812 was our "2nd" battle for Independence. Fort McHenry was where Francis Scott Key witnessed bombing that inspired our National Anthem. Also, how our flag got the name, "Old Glory".
