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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Born a slave and an orphan, she moved to Montana and worked at a convent. A few bad habits, but she had a big heart and was the first black person hired by the postal service to carry the U.S. mail.
John Colter's horse was stolen by some Teton Sioux indians, this could have been the end of the expedition. Chief Black Buffalo demanded more gifts, so a visit to the indian village and a few "carrots" of tobacco and the expedition was able to continue.
Stagecoach robbery was the crime of choice, especially if thought to be carrying gold. John Miller and Talton Scott were arrested, jailed and escaped, arrested again and ended up doing hard labor in jail.
Charles Simpson witnessed the murder and robbery of the paymaster. He saw where the robbers buried the treasure. Did he return years later to retrieve the gold?
Delaware Indians kidnapped five year old Francis in 1778, it would be sixty years before she would see any of her family again.
The female Jesse James, a convicted felon, she was linked to thieves and killers and referred to as the "Bandit Queen". Her life came to a sad end in an ambush and a shotgun blast.
After hearing Butch Cassidy brag about robbing banks, three of his Wild Bunch decided they could also rob banks. They should have stayed with Butch.
The Snake River flows through Hells Canyon, deepest gorge on earth. The sternwheeler, "Colonel Wright" challenged the river, but the river won.
$17,000 was buried by the stage station attendant in an attempt to keep it safe, he was killed and the treasure has never been found. Two sheepherders buried $102,000 in gold coin, after killing their employer, taking $4,000 each, they also were killed, so another treasure that has never been found.
They shot, hung, flogged and even branded some outlaws and may have sometimes had the wrong man. They also hired men to do the killing for them, Tom Horn was one who seemed to enjoy his profession, until he made a trip to the gallows.
Cheyenne Chief Stone Calf wanted revenge for his son's death. The unlucky German family was attacked, four daughters were taken hostage. General Nelson Miles and the cavalry came to the rescue.
Using his gun or a rope, killing came easy to Clay Allison. When a nervous dentist pulled the wrong tooth, Allison shoved the dentist down and began pulling the dentist's teeth.
How "Old Glory" got its name. The fate of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. How our National Anthem came to be during the war of 1812.
With a constant threat of Indians, he rode 236 miles in 4 days in freezing weather to Fort Laramie to deliver the message requesting reinforcements. His brave ride probably saved lives at Fort Phil Kearny.
Barrel maker turned detective, he was the original "private eye". He chased Jesse James, the Younger and Dalton gangs, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The modern FBI used his agency as a model.
