Dr. History's Tales of the Old West

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**Dr. History’s Tales of the Old West**

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.

Latest Episodes:

Guns and Gunfighters Mar 29, 2016

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Outlaws, lawmen, cowboys, gamblers all relied on a gun. They lived by the gun, but many of them met an early death.

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Jim Fugate Mar 22, 2016

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Fugate was a teamster hauling freight to Santa Fe. They were attacked by Cheyenne, Kiowa-Apaches and Arapaho indians, death on both sides, but the freight made it to Santa Fe.

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Rourke’s Robbery Mar 15, 2016

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Good planning is important when trying to rob a train. Rourke made a lot of mistakes, the worst being chased by a posse led by the famous Bat Masterson.

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Peg Leg Smith Mar 08, 2016

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He was a mountain man, trapper, Indian fighter and horse thief. Near death, he amputated his own leg, and was nursed back to health by Ute Indians.

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Nemaha River Treasure Mar 01, 2016

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Two young minors made their fortune in the gold fields of California but lost it all one terrible night. They buried the treasure that hunters still seek.

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Pioneer Nurses Feb 23, 2016

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They delivered babies, sutured wounds, set broken bones and treated disease, often traveling long distances in bad weather. These were some of the real heroines of the old west.

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Al Sieber Feb 16, 2016

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A breed apart, scouts were essential to the military. Seiber, like Kit Carson and Jim Bridger, spent years guiding in the old west.

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Joe Meek Jan 26, 2016

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Captured by Indians, he tricked the chief into a standoff with Jim Bridger and his mountain men.

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Jim Bridger Jan 19, 2016

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At age 56 he was considered the greatest scout in the West. He also told some tall tales around the campfire

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Shanghai Terror Jan 05, 2016

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San Francisco was a dangerous place for sailors. They were drugged or knocked out, then sold to ship's captains with little or no pay and forced to work

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