Legends of the Old West
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The Good Friday killings crush any hope of a negotiated settlement. The U.S. Army sends 1,000 troops against the stronghold and forces the Modoc to abandon their fortress. When the war spreads into the sagebrush country…
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In the wake of the First Battle of the Stronghold, President Ulysses S. Grant orders a peace commission to negotiate with the Modoc. Weeks of peace talks lead nowhere, and the unity of the Modoc inside the stronghold…
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In a natural fortress of volcanic rock, which becomes known as Captain Jack’s Stronghold, Modoc refugees from the villages along Lost River prepare for a siege. General Edward Canby orders Colonel Frank Wheaton to lead…
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The Modoc live in the area known as the Lava Beds in northern California for centuries before the arrival of European explorers. Then, in 1848, discovery of gold brings a flood of people from around the world to…
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After the loss of his trading post, Jim Bridger guides an army column to Utah Territory to confront Brigham Young and the Mormons. Bridger leads a frustrating expedition to the Yellowstone region, and then guides the…
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When the fur trade winds down, Jim Bridger builds a trading post at a key location on the Oregon Trail in southwestern Wyoming. In addition to being linked to the Hugh Glass story, Bridger becomes linked to the infamous…
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In 1822, eighteen-year-old Jim Bridger joins the Ashley-Henry fur company and travels up the Missouri River to trap beaver in the West. But before he learns the basics of trapping, Arikara warriors attack the company.…
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In 1808 or 1809, John Colter faces an extreme test of endurance and resilience when he is captured by Blackfoot warriors on one of the three forks of the Missouri River in present-day Montana. Afterward, he makes one…
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John Colter’s extraordinary adventures in the West continue with a 500-mile winter trek across the Rocky Mountains, during which he becomes the first American to see the Teton Mountains and Jackson Hole. He witnesses…
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John Colter, a young Kentucky frontiersman, joins the Corps of Discovery to explore the continent with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Colter initially bristles at the military structure of the expedition but he…
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