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  • Outlaw Ladies
    2025/07/29
    Etta Place robbed trains with the Sundance Kid. Calamity Jane associated with Wild Bill Hickok and is buried next to him. Bell Starr stole horses, rustled cattle and robbed stagecoaches. Jennie Stevens, "Little Britches" and Annie McDoulet, "Cattle Annie" rustled cattle. Pearl Hart and Joe Boot lured cowboys into a room, hit them over the head and robbed them. They robbed a stagecoach, but got lost and were arrested and spent time in jail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    9 分
  • Elfego Baca
    2025/07/22
    He had the usual characteristics of gunmen, and didn’t mind shooting people. However, he became a self-appointed lawman. He survived a siege by eighty cowboys for thirty-six hours. He became a peace officer, lawyer, mayor, county clerk, school superintendent, and district attorney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    16 分
  • Bear River Tom Smith
    2025/07/15
    Few gunmen were interested in using their fists. Smith was the exception, he was as handy with his fists as his six-shooters. Abilene hired Smith as their marshal, but required they pass an ordinance requiring cowboys surrender their weapons before entering town. Smith maintained peace in Abilene for several years until tragedy struck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    12 分
  • The Shooters
    2025/07/08
    The gunfighter portrayed by Hollywood is a myth. There were shootouts, people died, but the gunfighter only shot when the odds were in his favor. The fast draw did not exist. Murder was far down the list of crimes, most were drunkenness, assault, larceny, thievery, vagrancy, gambling and burglary. The gunfighter influenced literature, was a romantic figure and is the stuff of legends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    14 分
  • 4th of July - Request to My Listeners
    2025/07/01
    Today is the 4th of July, we honor our founding fathers and those who fought and died for our freedom. Also, a request to you my listeners regarding the continuing of the Dr History Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 分
  • Native American Medicine - Part Three
    2025/06/24
    Over hundreds of years, tribes discovered the use of food and herbs to promote health and healing. They were skilled at treating bullet and arrow wounds. They set and immobilized fractures. They had little difficulty with childbirth. The introduction of European diseases killed millions as they had no immunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 分
  • Native American Medicine - Part Two
    2025/06/17
    The medicine man or Shaman was honored and respected second only to the chief, and sometimes was the chief. Some women were allowed to become shamans. It took seven years to become a shaman in the Blackfeet tribe. Herbs played a huge part for the shaman. There were at least 138 species of plants used for medicine and food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    15 分
  • Native American Medicine
    2025/06/10
    Thousands of years of trial and error, humans found ways to treat wounds and illnesses. The Indians had some methods better than the Europeans. They performed amputations, treated fractures and snakebites, removed arrows, used herbs and sweat lodges. Each family had a medicine bundle with special objects needed for a healthy survival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    22 分