517 episodes
Dr. History's Tales of the Old West Dr. Ken Turner
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4.4 • 344 Ratings
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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.
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Beyond the Grave: Unsinkable Molly Brown
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.
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Frontier Gambling
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.
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Railroad Settlers
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.
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The Mussel Slough Massacre
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.
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Western Movies - Part 4
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.
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Railroad Passengers
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.
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Customer Reviews
Dr. History’s podcast and his book “Coal Miner to Cowboy”
I discovered this podcast about one year ago. I binged listening to this podcast from the first one to the most recent one. I have enjoyed them all.
I bought the book “Coal Miner to Cowboy” last summer that Mr. Turner wrote. I finally got around to reading it about three weeks ago. It was a very enjoyable book to read. I highly recommend it to everyone to read.
Kelley B.
A great service to the old west!
I look forward to every episode with the Dr. & Zeb. People complaining don’t understand how we do it here in Idaho. Have you thought about doing episodes on your own history? Thanks for the effort to deliver the stories.
Love Ken!
Excellent podcast