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  • Tribal Gambling

    Tribal Gambling
    2024/05/21
    Native Americans would gamble for religious purposes as well for entertainment. They could lose all their worldly goods with a roll of the dice, the guess of who holds a bean or a game called “ball play”, similar to lacrosse. Gambling between tribes has been going on for centuries before the white man showed up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    25 分
  • Beyond the Grave: Unsinkable Molly Brown

    Beyond the Grave: Unsinkable Molly Brown
    2024/05/20
    Molly Brown visits us from beyond the grave for a person-to-person interview. The Lady from Leadville, married Johnny Brown, became amazingly wealthy and traveled the world. She tells us of her experience on the Titanic. She always was there to help those in need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    15 分
  • Frontier Gambling

    Frontier Gambling
    2024/05/14
    Almost everyone gambled in the old west, from kids to the old folks. Fortunes were won or lost with the toss of the dice or turn of a card. Gamblers could be found in large or small towns, mining camps, rail workers camps, anyplace where a few men wanted some excitement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    22 分
  • Railroad Settlers

    Railroad Settlers
    2024/05/07
    The railroads needed settlers to fill the land. They spent a lot of money promoting the land, even sending people to Europe to entice them to come to America. Towns needed a railroad spur to ensure they town would grow, some did, others just disappeared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 分
  • The Mussel Slough Massacre

    The Mussel Slough Massacre
    2024/04/30
    The Southern Pacific encouraged settlers to farm and improve on their land grants with the understanding they would be able to buy it for from $2.50 to $5 per acre. When the railroad raised that price to $25 and $35 an acre, the farmers revolted. They were being evicted from the land they had worked for years. In the end the railroad won. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 分
  • Western Movies - Part 4

    Western Movies - Part 4
    2024/04/23
    From silent movies to the modern, John Wayne stands out as the most famous star. He started as a prop boy and extra, but with the help of John Ford he made the step from B movies to the big screen. John Wayne and hundreds of other Hollywood cowboys made history and brought the old west alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 分
  • Railroad Passengers

    Railroad Passengers
    2024/04/16
    In its first year, 150,000 passengers rode the Transcontinental Railroad from Omaha to Sacramento, that number rose to a million. Some traveled for a vacation, others to a destination. Comfort varied between first class with beds and exotic food to the emigrants who brought their own food and sat the whole journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    17 分
  • Western Movies - Part 3

    Western Movies - Part 3
    2024/04/09
    Gary Cooper was a top male box-office attraction and could star in westerns or modern movies. Fans expected death -defying deeds as well as a hero with high moral standards. John Ford created the “epic” western high budget movies like “Stagecoach” which rescued an actor named John Wayne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    24 分