Dr. History's Tales of the Old West

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Pioneer Stage Lines - Part 1 Dec 21, 2021

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Mail service from Missouri to Sacramento faced 2500 miles of freezing weather, snowstorms, Indians and waterless deserts. Many companies had no coaches, they used wagons, mules and even on foot to deliver the mail that many times never reached their destinations.

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Old West Newspapers Dec 14, 2021

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Thousands of papers started between 1846 to 1890, many were short lived. People were hungry for news. Papers printed speeches, sermons, poetry, murders, war news, ads, legal notices and even printed in some foreign languages.

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Indian Music Dec 07, 2021

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Music was very important in the lives of Native Americans. It tells their history, education, medicine and was sacred for special ceremonies. They used drums, flutes, whistles, rasps, rattles and chordophones. Singing was considered the most important part of their music.

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Native American Languages Nov 30, 2021

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There may have been as many as 300 Native American languages with only 175 remaining. They were complex and there was a tremendous variety among tribes. Navajo is the most difficult to learn and the most commonly spoken in the U.S. and was used in World War II.

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Great Plains Indians Nov 23, 2021

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They had a rich culture and organization. Some were nomadic, others were farmers who traded between tribes. Many cooperated to maintain peace. Marriage and raising children involved the whole family. Men and women had their roles. They believed in a spirit world.

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Yellow Wolf Nov 16, 2021

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A first cousin to Chief Joseph, he followed the famous chief and the Nez Perce. He fought at White Bird Canyon, the Clearwater River and in the Battle at the Big Hole. They nearly made it to join Sitting Bull in Canada but surrendered and ended up on the Colville Reservation.

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Bloody Island Nov 09, 2021

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Dueling was considered the gentlemen's code of honor. Dueling was illegal, so a small island in the Mississippi became the ideal site . The challenged party chose weapons, distance and volleys. One of the most famous was Abraham Lincoln, he chose the cavalry broadsword.

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Private Charlie Windolph Nov 02, 2021

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Windolph gives his first person account at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. At age 97 he was the last survivor of the troopers who fought there.

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Wyatt Earp in San Diego Oct 26, 2021

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After the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Wyatt and his wife moved to San Diego. He invested in real estate, had three saloons, owned race horses, harness horses and refereed boxing matches. Wyatt acquired a small fortune while living in San Diego, he died January 13, 1929 in Los Angeles.

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Sooners and Boomers Oct 19, 2021

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Thousands waited for the starting gun to begin the race to stake their claim on 160 acres or townsite lots in several million acres. Each lot had been surveyed and the coordinates left on a pile of rocks they then rushed to town to file their claim.

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