The Bozeman Trail: A Rush to Montana's Gold

The Bozeman Trail was an offshoot of the Oregon Trail, a shortcut to the newly discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. Cutting through the heart of Indian country. It became a flash point for a clash of cultures that would explode into warfare, destruction and tragedy. First telecast March, 2019.

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  • @SweetUniverse
    @SweetUniverse3 жыл бұрын

    I'm a Sioux, my great- great-grandfather a chief named Fears Nothing. I'm wrapped in my pink blankets, watching this on my phone. I never married or had children. I'm a career woman. How times have changed. But - for better or worse? I love this land. The west to the ocean is my land, and my feeling about that won't change as long as I live. My family is all here, my numerous cousins and our animals.

  • @jillw.2524

    @jillw.2524

    2 жыл бұрын

    God bless your ancestors & their land. So much hardships & unnecessary deaths. I will always respect & honor all the American native Indians dead & alive. God knows their truths.

  • @shaunroberts9361

    @shaunroberts9361

    2 жыл бұрын

    Good for you ... That's Awesone

  • @thekingsservant1104

    @thekingsservant1104

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm ashamed of what my people did to the Indians, the whites built this nation on the blood of innocent people and it seems that to this day they are proud of that fact. For what it's worth, I am sorry.

  • @angelaprater2679

    @angelaprater2679

    2 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding glad to here that you love your land I.m sorry for what all Indians went thru brakes my heart my Great grandmother was full blooded Cherokee which back then she was given 60 acres to her from the goverment she had no running water no electric and it only had small kitchen wood burning and living room she smoke a pipe and dipped snuff really never play are talk with us kids only her daughter my grandmother and my mom talked with her. Her hair was like my grandmother's down to floor wash it with rain water from a 55 gal.barrel

  • @nicholaslandolina

    @nicholaslandolina

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cool story

  • @darrellcook6799
    @darrellcook67993 жыл бұрын

    I'man Englishman living in England and never been to America; I have now after watching this documentry. It braought your history, culture and land to life. Very taught provoking and informative. I watched Robert Redfords, 'The West' sometime ago and 'Over Wyoming' on KZread only last week. this documentry stands with them as an insight into America from someone who has never visited. Thanks for youe efocts in producing this. Very much appreciated.

  • @ednorton47

    @ednorton47

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you do ever come to America, it is the West that you must see.....the wide-open spaces.

  • @zs9372

    @zs9372

    2 жыл бұрын

    Born and raised here , most people don't even realize what history they are walking on in their own yards . Lewis and Clark we're camping in my buddys back yard . Crazy

  • @donc9751

    @donc9751

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very nice comment to read! I hope you get a chance to come visit America one day if you want to. I was born in the West. I didn't see the East coast of America until I was in my 40's, and (get ready to laugh!) I was impressed by how much older everything was! Houses 300 years old still being lived in in cities equally as old, where out west we have ghost towns 150 years old, our ghost towns are infants by comparison to our east coast, yet Nothing in comparison to the history you live in there! The East was someplace to see, but our West is the place to be. At least most of it. Unfortunately there are places out west I have to rule out now due to politics. I'll leave it at that. But it still has many beautiful wide open and wild spaces.

  • @dr.barrycohn5461

    @dr.barrycohn5461

    2 жыл бұрын

    Stay in England. America doesn't exist except in movies.

  • @magiclampboogiesdown9717

    @magiclampboogiesdown9717

    Жыл бұрын

    Come see us in the mountains 🏔️

  • @DANGERUSSTV
    @DANGERUSSTV Жыл бұрын

    Thank you PBS. You guys are so unappreciated and deserve so much more attention. Your docs are the best.

  • @patsyparkin3536
    @patsyparkin35365 жыл бұрын

    Please know that those of us who truly love history and are always anxious to know more treasure an opportunity to learn from a program like this. Thanks to all who participated.

  • @barbarablanchard8282

    @barbarablanchard8282

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes thanks much, im a History lover as well.

  • @moritztabor7804

    @moritztabor7804

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well said. Greetings from Germany

  • @charlesreid3482

    @charlesreid3482

    3 жыл бұрын

    Anything is better than the History Channel these days

  • @optimus.knight

    @optimus.knight

    2 жыл бұрын

    it's a great documentary, greetings from Monterrey Mexico

  • @bruzey7786

    @bruzey7786

    2 жыл бұрын

    Im a sucker for history as well. Greetings from Denmark

  • @doogalloonni
    @doogalloonni11 ай бұрын

    The photographs, and artwork, original as well as contemporary were fascinating. The scenery, gorgeous! Thank you PBS.

  • @Chris1966-
    @Chris1966-9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for producing this excellent video. I live in England and joined the Oregon California Trails Association (OCTA) who now help preserve the trails. Incredibly sad how the lands/traditions have been greatly reduced.

  • @Paul-hg3hm
    @Paul-hg3hm3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent program! I am a Native Texan. A descendant of a defender of the Alamo, I am quite proud of my home state of Texas. But there is another state that won my heart some 20+ years ago. The Great State of Montana. I have been all over this beautiful and very special place. As a historian I have much enjoyed learning the history. The good and the bad. I saw much new information in this program and I thank you for it.

  • @doreekaplan2589
    @doreekaplan25892 жыл бұрын

    Many years ago, driving cross country from Pennsylvania to California, we spent a few days with my husbands friend, Carmen, in Bozeman. With our dogs we camped out in tents, fishing the pretty river for dinner. That trout was the most delectable, with just a pinch of salt and melted butter. Wonderful experience

  • @davidbozeman467
    @davidbozeman4673 жыл бұрын

    I am a Bozeman descendent of this man and this is very cool. John had a brother that went to Ga and farmed my great grandfather. He paid a penny an acre

  • @rosemariemann1719

    @rosemariemann1719

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello, David Bozeman, Greetings from England.🇬🇧 The video was packed with so much interesting information : and you are part of the history ☺️. Had to chuckle when I read in your post here, that John's brother went to Ga and farmed your great grandfather ! Best wishes.☺️. 🇬🇧💕🇺🇲🐎🥀🌿🇬🇧

  • @MissKitty944

    @MissKitty944

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@rosemariemann1719

  • @johnbozeman2682

    @johnbozeman2682

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m also a Bozeman, my Grandfather was John Washington Bozeman, I am John Wesley Bozeman. I’m sure our linage goes back many years.

  • @susannickson6386
    @susannickson63862 жыл бұрын

    Nellie Fletcher, she was my 2x great grandmother. She left quite a legacy, and kept and passed down her diary’s and letters. It is wonderful knowing exactly where I come from.

  • @joshuacoon-ml1qf
    @joshuacoon-ml1qf Жыл бұрын

    Stayed in Bozeman a few times omw to work in Yellowstone. Loved the area and loved hearing about it's founders history. From working at Many Glacier Hotel I'd have to say Montana is by far the most beautiful state I've seen in the lower 48. Particularly the Many Glacier valley. Robin Williams filmed "What dreams may come" there at Many Glacier Hotel in swiftcurrent lake and was quoted saying "if this ain't God's backyard he lives close by". Couldn't agree more.

  • @mikemaatta216
    @mikemaatta2162 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate these documentary's, they absolutely bring you into the past

  • @mabhet9063
    @mabhet90634 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed this documentary very much. Well done by all who participated in making it for the public to enjoy.

  • @cq7415
    @cq74159 ай бұрын

    Thanks for making this documentary.

  • @mikebarrow157
    @mikebarrow1574 жыл бұрын

    You Americans have a fraction of the history of us Brits, for example, but when you present it as well as this understated, but brilliant film does, you have my utter respect and gratitude.

  • @jdisdetermined

    @jdisdetermined

    4 жыл бұрын

    Quality over quantity!! 🇺🇸😁👍✌

  • @jameswills4904

    @jameswills4904

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ur history is my history my grandmother's a from Scotland

  • @xkcd5676

    @xkcd5676

    2 жыл бұрын

    My ancestry goes back to mostly Ireland and the UK, so I share my history with "you Brits"

  • @Suzi195

    @Suzi195

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Mike Barrow Although I live in America now all of my relatives up into my mother we're going in Britain they were born in the north of England in a town called Newcastle on Tyme . Are you anywhere near ther Thanks Kathy

  • @maccoleman5531
    @maccoleman55314 жыл бұрын

    I was born and raised in Western Montana. Since then, I have lived in eleven countries and have worked in at least eighty. I have viewed every major mountain range on earth, and I have breathed the air virtually everywhere north of Antarctica. With that as a basis, I must say that God may get his mail in Heaven, but he lives in Montana.

  • @mariannesouza8326

    @mariannesouza8326

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mac Coleman Wow, that’s beautiful!

  • @jamesmcallister5494

    @jamesmcallister5494

    4 жыл бұрын

    We all seem to think the same about where we were raised up,,I was born and raised in the great northwest ,,and I believe there is no better place to live than on the beach in western Washington state,,and I have been to Montana..it is a great place to fish and hunt ,,I met a lot of good folks there,,

  • @ulflyng4072

    @ulflyng4072

    4 жыл бұрын

    @BWM And....?!?

  • @richardhowe4140

    @richardhowe4140

    4 жыл бұрын

    Where are you living now? 😀😷🤗

  • @jimmysapien9961

    @jimmysapien9961

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great story very interesting, today is not like it used to be very sad

  • @ottomatic3123
    @ottomatic31233 жыл бұрын

    Wow, what a gem. My grandparents lived in Wyoming and I LOVED visiting them. I also LOVE history, and this is a gem. I never thought about PBS programs from regions like this. I'm just used to my local PBS programs, but they don't cover regional history like this. What a gem.

  • @geridannels1701

    @geridannels1701

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love these stories they are spot on

  • @ttownsend3252
    @ttownsend32525 жыл бұрын

    Excellent job by Montana PBS. My 3rd Great Grandfather, Absalom Austin Townsend, was the captain of the Townsend Wagon Train mentioned in the first half of the documentary. I've done a lot of research on the attack that occurred on July 7, 1864 along the Powder River in Wyoming, including three trip diaries from individuals that were among the 400+ people in the wagon train. I believe the director has captured it perfectly. I look at this attack as historically accurate without getting too political, which is a touchy subject. Those in the train were simply trying to get from point A to B, the Lakota were defending their hunting lands. You can make a good case for either side being right, or wrong.

  • @jackbrooks4668

    @jackbrooks4668

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was on the trail in 1999 it was a great lesson in early American. History. Many wonderful stops to understand historical sites. I’m sure it’s still a wonderful trip to take this very day

  • @Beatrice-vz8ed

    @Beatrice-vz8ed

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jackbrooks4668 but it is from 300 to 500 Miles nearer than

  • @1ndn1074

    @1ndn1074

    Жыл бұрын

    Nothing but greedy white immigrants on their way to help steal more native land. A native people defending their homelands and way of life from a invasive species. The damage and genocide committed by the immigrants and their anchor babies will never be undone. If you know right from wrong, it's simple to see who's in the wrong. The native peoples are the ones who paid, with blood, for the white privilege you all enjoy today.

  • @Johnny53kgb-nsa
    @Johnny53kgb-nsa2 жыл бұрын

    One of the best early American Indian documentaries. Thank you.

  • @jamesfohare
    @jamesfohare5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the great presentation. When one man covets another mans land, sorrow always follows. An Irishman living in Australia.

  • @ronniebishop2496

    @ronniebishop2496

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes and if they could have communicated better they might have worked things out. Like the Holy Road the Oregon Trail.

  • @bobbypaluga4346

    @bobbypaluga4346

    4 жыл бұрын

    james f o'hare A few things to ponder before we become too self righteous about American Indians, prospectors, the military and settlers. 1) The Indians were constantly fighting each other for territory. If you have the power, you have the land. 2) The ancestors of today’s Indians were far from the first to inhabit the American continent, how much do we know about the mound people who lived in the Midwest before the Indians? 4) Why was it a terrible thing to try to change the lifestyle of the Indians in the 1800’s but today we do the same thing with even worse results and it’s OK? Example instead of sending kids to regional Indian Schools we educate kids in the reservation where there are no jobs, no hope, with a better that 50% drop out rate, the highest suicide in the country, drug abuse nobody wants to talk about, and no integration into society as a whole?

  • @gregorytanner9121

    @gregorytanner9121

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@bobbypaluga4346 😉 Your right.

  • @elaineburch5397
    @elaineburch53973 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the invite. And for your service. I am from Georgia originally. John Bozeman was born only a very short distanced from where I lived

  • @karenmessinger9609
    @karenmessinger96094 жыл бұрын

    I love Montana. Been to Bozeman many times. Beautiful.

  • @ghostlyimageoffear6210
    @ghostlyimageoffear62103 жыл бұрын

    One can still visit the Thomas party gravesite marked by the rock cairns a few miles west of Reed Point MT, now paralleled by the freeway. It fascinated me as a child when we drove by it before the freeway was built.

  • @michellemarieperez6574
    @michellemarieperez65744 жыл бұрын

    Hello from So Cali. I love learning about our past. So many people all with their personal story.

  • @peterjackson7473
    @peterjackson74734 жыл бұрын

    America wouldn't exist today without these very tough people. Makes you really appreciate our comfortable lives in this day and age.

  • @tsaladihi

    @tsaladihi

    4 жыл бұрын

    That may be true for you. But it depends on who’s size you’re looking from. From ours, not exactly the same I would say.

  • @thecurtray
    @thecurtray4 жыл бұрын

    for those of you who live in a hectic place,house,town or life is just to much, to you i offer a few days sitting on my patio to find yourself again. looking west that is all there is west, and big sky. i am Cherokee and i am veteran and i am your friend. yahusha

  • @georik627

    @georik627

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow that's awesome 👍 How do I get there, from here?

  • @ZetaReticulian

    @ZetaReticulian

    4 жыл бұрын

    Curt Ray how do I get to where you are

  • @robertwilson3914

    @robertwilson3914

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ha!

  • @nhragold1922

    @nhragold1922

    4 жыл бұрын

    Most are to blind to enjoy real life living. You are a beautiful person!

  • @skipsassy1

    @skipsassy1

    4 жыл бұрын

    My father signed the Peace Treaty with the Seminole Indian Tribe still alive when I was four in 1960 in Florida. Mining still is the white mans draw to your land.

  • @peredavi
    @peredavi2 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary. I live in Cody,Wyoming and love to read and see the historical sites of the Mountain west.

  • @jeffgreer198613

    @jeffgreer198613

    Жыл бұрын

    Random question, is housing affordable out there?

  • @JudeNance
    @JudeNance3 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in the land of Wyoming history. I went to Ft. Laramie many times as a child. My grandfather Powers owned the farm on Horse Creek. Ft. Laramie was not a National Monument yet. He took a house from the Fort for my newly married parents to live in. I lived in Casper on the 1970s and 80s. O lived in Sheridan in 2000s. Bozeman is a long way from Ft. Laramie.

  • @albondigas9549

    @albondigas9549

    2 жыл бұрын

    land was never sold for a penny an acre 1.25 maybe but never a penny

  • @janinec4444

    @janinec4444

    Жыл бұрын

    @@albondigas9549 you replied in the wrong place and just destroyed the poor guy's family"s tall tales that were likely handed down for years. 🥺

  • @cavecookie1

    @cavecookie1

    9 ай бұрын

    My father's family lived in Morrill for several generations, and grandpa had a welding shop there. Mom moved there from eastern Nebraska in 1949, and her dad had the local weekly newspaper and printing shop. Both were 1952 grads of Morrill HS. I actually lived in Morrill for 3 years in the 70's and I and little sis both graduated from Morrill as well. I know Horse Creek, and Ft. Laramie well...not many people can say that! LOL! Thanks for the family story!

  • @petepal55
    @petepal555 жыл бұрын

    Love a truly informative documentary. Look at the funding from all those local groups, someone did a great job putting all that together, outstanding job overall!

  • @leonarddurr591

    @leonarddurr591

    4 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU.... A TALE WELL TOLD!!!!

  • @brycebertolino7017
    @brycebertolino70174 жыл бұрын

    They missed an incredible story, Nelson Story’s cattle drive up the the Bozeman Trail. He bought Springfields, blew right past the forts and shot his way up the trail. Years prior he left the Montana gold fields with gold sewn in his coat. He headed to Texas and got his herd and headed north.

  • @kellysmith8269

    @kellysmith8269

    Жыл бұрын

    My husbands family is realted to Nelson Story:) Even has a brother named after him

  • @sebastiancorigliano3491
    @sebastiancorigliano34914 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing documentary. Writing from Patagonia, at the other end of the world, i thank you for honouring such a sacred land.

  • @cheridehart8625
    @cheridehart86254 жыл бұрын

    Perfect for bedtime viewing. Soothing voice.

  • @roberthiorns7584
    @roberthiorns75842 жыл бұрын

    Very Good. Narration easy on the ears with some beautifull scenery. Many thanks and Kind regards, Robert.

  • @mikehartman5326
    @mikehartman53262 жыл бұрын

    This documentary helped fill in the gaps of knowledge to better understand history of that area and time.

  • @quietnights5933
    @quietnights59332 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Bosnia and Herzegovina and I've never been to America but I like to watch about America

  • @Coolhandlukekennels
    @Coolhandlukekennels2 жыл бұрын

    Great program! Thanks PBS 👍

  • @seconds-kr5uj
    @seconds-kr5uj3 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps The Crow that The Lakota Sioux, Arapaho and Northern Cheyenne pushed out didn't want any intrusion.

  • @YahshuaLovesMe

    @YahshuaLovesMe

    3 жыл бұрын

    like they could imagine what was behind it all... stone age people meet the Iron Toothed Beast that devours everything in it's Path...

  • @billhosko7723

    @billhosko7723

    Жыл бұрын

    @@YahshuaLovesMe Good grief.

  • @williamchristian8389
    @williamchristian83893 жыл бұрын

    been across the Bozeman Pass several times. You taught me a lot of history. Thank you ever so much.

  • @chrisdenney201
    @chrisdenney2012 жыл бұрын

    Living 20 miles from FT Smith and Custers last stand location I enjoyed this. knowing people traveled this exact area hundreds of years ago amazes me. I also love history. I have seen parts of the Bozeman trail in friends pastures. I would have loved to see this country back then

  • @gigachad9016

    @gigachad9016

    Жыл бұрын

    “Uh oh” - Lt Col. George Armstrong Custer, June 25th 1876

  • @garrywilliams4449

    @garrywilliams4449

    Жыл бұрын

    I would have loved living back then myself.

  • @davidregan9872

    @davidregan9872

    Жыл бұрын

    @@garrywilliams4449 No Cell Phones? I would like to try it for a week, and then think about it. It would of been very tough to live. You would have to carry a 6 shooter, a riffle, and have a horse to start with!

  • @bh1935

    @bh1935

    Жыл бұрын

    Fort smith is beautiful

  • @DK-qx3lv
    @DK-qx3lv2 жыл бұрын

    Narrator has the best deep voice. Put me right to sleep, thank you 🙏

  • @stephensmith6707
    @stephensmith67072 жыл бұрын

    A fantastic history of a sad time when a people were defeated by a force greater than their imagination allowed. Equally awe inspiring achievements of people who faced other challenges that they had not imagined. Living in England where everywhere feels crowded I Envy those who get to see Montana and breath the mountain air of the rockies.

  • @RTFLDGR

    @RTFLDGR

    2 жыл бұрын

    wow. :-) I live in the mid-West of USA. Indeed, the open grasslands and high desert of Kansas is desolate and beautiful in its own way. I drive my car across those lonely highways, hammock camp in Elm groves, in what was once Spanish and first nations' (natives) oasis. (Look up Scott lake state park, in Kansas.) Then we drive out through the mountains of Colorado. The land is incredibly beautiful and worth driving through again and again. peace!

  • @buttebears6108

    @buttebears6108

    2 жыл бұрын

    Those of us who love the West and the feeling of freedom that comes with it . WE are looking into the abyss of tyranny😒 history repeats itself until people learn their lessons from the past💯

  • @jswhosoever4533

    @jswhosoever4533

    2 жыл бұрын

    I live in the woods of Northern Michigan in a very rural area but my husband and I winter in Arizona most years. I love driving across our beautiful country! There is just so much natural wonder here! You should visit!

  • @hlmoore8042

    @hlmoore8042

    2 жыл бұрын

    One of the reasons WHY people emigrate to other lands and countries. Come and visit Montana and you'll understand WHY people emigrate. I lived in England for about a year OH so many years ago. You have a beautiful country yourself FULL of a rich history.

  • @nickcatron821

    @nickcatron821

    11 ай бұрын

    No they knew exactly who they were up against; they sided with the British before and during the westward expansion because they thought the British would give them a better deal than the Americans. Hence particularly as to how they were treated.

  • @skatpak2967
    @skatpak29674 жыл бұрын

    this is where my uncle retired to...he said it is the most beautiful country in the country...love him and love his opinion..would love to see it

  • @brianazmy3156
    @brianazmy31562 жыл бұрын

    This documentary is so good I will watch it at every opportunity.

  • @luisv7117
    @luisv71174 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for uploading an incredible history.

  • @Mazaskazi
    @Mazaskazi5 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful state. I live here and still marvel at the mountains in the morning. Great vid, thank you

  • @garycates9911

    @garycates9911

    5 жыл бұрын

    Al I also live here. In the Mission Valley. Have been to Fort Fizzile , The Big Hole and the Little Big Horn. Do you think there will be another ,,, stand made here in this land by the natives ? I do . worm

  • @dks13827

    @dks13827

    4 жыл бұрын

    yes.. very beautiful. how do you cope with the cold ?

  • @gregorytanner9121

    @gregorytanner9121

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dks13827 Put another log on the fire. Learn what insulting boots pants and parka you need. Don't dress for style dress for comfort. Dress for style you will always hate winter.

  • @PureMMA

    @PureMMA

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@dks13827 wool

  • @rettelle70

    @rettelle70

    4 жыл бұрын

    Im moving to Montana next year..

  • @montanamike7948
    @montanamike79483 жыл бұрын

    Love montana history. Our history is young out here and you can certainly feel that

  • @cathiemorgan1352

    @cathiemorgan1352

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, the families that settled Montana are still here.

  • @Flightstar
    @Flightstar5 жыл бұрын

    The Earth was a great place to live in those days, full of space and abundance. Every politician and business person today constantly harps on making our City, Town , State , Province and country a better place for the future, When in fact it just gets worse as they pack in as many bodies as they can to feed an insatiable economy, that just gobbles everything up and make waste. 50 + years back, our way of life was fantastic. Now we could possible be facing a collapse of our civil society as we use and pollute the world that we live in.

  • @renorailfanning5465

    @renorailfanning5465

    5 жыл бұрын

    So true. I live in Reno, Nevada and it's growing so fast. It's expensive and crowded. The problem, IMO, is that the American economy is based on growth and destroying the planet to reach those goals. It's really simple, there are too many people on this planet :(

  • @wormhole331

    @wormhole331

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well since you're human then you're part of the problem too.

  • @barrywainwright3391

    @barrywainwright3391

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very well said and you speak the truth. It's so sad not many has their eyes open to reality and be able to accept the truth. As a society we're are doomed and heading to disaster and ultimately will self destruct.

  • @leighwhittaker7278

    @leighwhittaker7278

    3 жыл бұрын

    Consumerism is a pyramid scheme.

  • @firebir11

    @firebir11

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like how these arguments against “industrialization ” and “waste” are from people living in comparative luxury right in these cities of pollution. They’re never living among the poor country folk...struggling in the rural countryside.

  • @charlieandhudsonspal1312
    @charlieandhudsonspal1312 Жыл бұрын

    You Tbe really wanted me to watch this. Over and over

  • @hughmcelroy5823
    @hughmcelroy58235 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary. I have now found another travel destination.

  • @bradleyogden5688
    @bradleyogden56884 жыл бұрын

    Oh how much I love the state of Montana. But what has blown me away was how big Bozeman grew from the mid 80s to the late 90s. Once everything is back to normal, it'll be that time to visit one if not the most beautiful state in the west.

  • @williamwareham2263
    @williamwareham22634 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting history. Makes me want to pack up the truck and re-peat the ancient trail...

  • @michaelswhitcomb
    @michaelswhitcomb2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent program. I was brought here by 1883. Very impressed and want to know more about Red Cloud.

  • @michaelschneider-
    @michaelschneider-3 жыл бұрын

    Hello from Vail, Colorado ...

  • @jayfelsberg1931
    @jayfelsberg19314 жыл бұрын

    In the book, The Long Death, Fetterman was quoted as saying :Give me 80 men aad I'll ride through the whole Sioux nation." As the author notes, "While the entire Sioux nation wasn't behind the ridge, there was enough to test his theory."

  • @teemusavikurki1285
    @teemusavikurki12854 жыл бұрын

    Excellent documentary. Wopila - Thank You !

  • @johnhedges235
    @johnhedges2359 ай бұрын

    A TRULY WONDERFUL AND INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

  • @johnhenke6475
    @johnhenke64754 жыл бұрын

    58:50. The Larry McMurtry book Lonesome Dove is based on this cattle drive.

  • @catchaser52
    @catchaser524 жыл бұрын

    Well Done. Thank You, Wyoming Historical Society.

  • @mtbalpinecounty
    @mtbalpinecounty Жыл бұрын

    This and along side Bridger trail saga is a great compilation..💪

  • @solobushman
    @solobushman5 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. Would love to see more of this type. Thanks.

  • @shackman9566
    @shackman95664 жыл бұрын

    Sadly it doesn't take the federal government any more to steal away a man's land. Local politicians find any reason they can to increase their tax revenue. They tell private individuals you can't do this or you can't do that but then allow rich developers to any thing they want.

  • @wormhole331

    @wormhole331

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's why you build a killdozer

  • @searkpslendorman

    @searkpslendorman

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Golden Rule: "He who has the gold makes the rules."

  • @darrellgoodman9585

    @darrellgoodman9585

    3 жыл бұрын

    As long as they get a piece of the pie and if the pie slices start becoming smaller then they stick it to the developers in increased fines and regulations especially the DEMONCRATS and RINO'S because they are taking from everyone it should be against the law for Any Politicians to become Multi Millionaires while in Office .

  • @firebir11

    @firebir11

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@darrellgoodman9585 exactly , it’s government we have to worry about with land grabs...especially now

  • @connieeveritt5704

    @connieeveritt5704

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@darrellgoodman9585 All of this and stealing someone else's pie then complain when they try to take it back.

  • @kenkl5204
    @kenkl52043 жыл бұрын

    Great story. Love listening to this history.

  • @werpu12
    @werpu12 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this brilliant documentary! Absolutely awesome!

  • @KirkLee1983
    @KirkLee19835 жыл бұрын

    I'm related to Nellie Fletcher in this video at 21:58. She's my Great, Great Grandmother. Good old Grandma Nell :-)

  • @KirkLee1983

    @KirkLee1983

    5 жыл бұрын

    My great, great grandmother.

  • @schmeegil2240

    @schmeegil2240

    3 жыл бұрын

    She was pretty.

  • @marshallwgordon
    @marshallwgordon3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent Documentary

  • @connieeaton48
    @connieeaton482 жыл бұрын

    Should be more of these, Loved it.

  • @beachrose88
    @beachrose882 жыл бұрын

    Sugar. That is beautiful. You sound at peace. I feel you have a deep connection to the earth.

  • @mns8732
    @mns87325 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting.

  • @jamesburke5709
    @jamesburke57094 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to be able to get on a horse and reride the whole trail just like the settlers did back then and see and experience the country back then that would be so cool to do that here

  • @ianwilson8258

    @ianwilson8258

    2 жыл бұрын

    What is stopping you? All it takes is a decision and tell someone. A woman aged about 35 recently trekked from Byron Bay in NSW to the coast of Western Australia taking five adult camels with her. When asked why, she said it was a lifelong dream and that camels were her favourite animal probably because she grew up of a camel raising property. She loved her too rel and said everyone should do something hard in your life beefier it is too late and you are too old. So rude the Bozeman trail and go and relive history.

  • @crunchmunch5282
    @crunchmunch52825 жыл бұрын

    You folks should do more of these type of videos, I love the education. Thanks.

  • @Roostars
    @Roostars4 жыл бұрын

    What a story. Thanks for posting.

  • @vinpepp
    @vinpepp3 жыл бұрын

    I am in the U.K. Of advanced years, before the Pandemic, it was on my b4 i kick the bucket list, to visit the U.S.A. And see these places, hopefully at 67, i will still be able to do so... Before, well you know!

  • @mynamedoesntmatter8652

    @mynamedoesntmatter8652

    2 жыл бұрын

    Greetings! I do hope your bucket list doesn’t remain impeded. I live in the Deep South but I can tell you that the places I’ve seen in and around the mountains of Colorado are stunningly breathtaking. Driving through them, looking up to find the sun of broad daylight filtering down will bring a tear or two. Absolutely majestic, you will love being in awe of these places. Cheers, mate!

  • @arrrgonot7801
    @arrrgonot78014 жыл бұрын

    Outstanding doc. I had no idea of the history in that area. Thanks for sharing.

  • @vivianhale5719
    @vivianhale57194 жыл бұрын

    Great video...I lived in Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley for many years....It was like no place on earth...However, many of us who lived there have been displaced over recent years by excessive development. Where there used to be beautiful cottonwood trees, now concrete and buildings reside... Very sad to see it disappear...This documentary is well researched, and hosted by the descendants of the original people who founded and settled the area.

  • @darrellgoodman9585

    @darrellgoodman9585

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's what happens when you let West Coastal and East Coaster Elites come to your communities. Especially Hollywierds.

  • @garyschreckengost1204

    @garyschreckengost1204

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep,were getting califonicated here in n.wyoming.

  • @YahshuaLovesMe

    @YahshuaLovesMe

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@darrellgoodman9585 not elites, but the usual suspects, strategically placed Greedy Bureaucraps Gone Wild. And they are still eating us alive, notice?

  • @iiniijewelry

    @iiniijewelry

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, Bozeman was always a beautiful place. The people not so much. Very biased. I remember Bozeman shipping its homeless population to nearby towns and camp sites to avoid having them in their census. It’s also home to numerous California/Washington/Utah transplants that have 0 knowledge or respect for the land. Coming in troves to live “Wild” 🤣 all the while trying to make us change our laws to match where they previously came from 🤷🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️The people also have terrible work ethics and habits. Not very many there know the meaning of hard work. It’s hard to do so when mommy and daddy give you everything and a trust fund. Pregnant teens abundant too. Sad really. The Valley Of Flowers was and could have continued to be an amazing place. If not for the ruin brought in with the transplants from out of state.

  • @user-jb8fx8sb4e

    @user-jb8fx8sb4e

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@iiniijewelry Sadly all that you have said are not lies. It's very unfortunate what is happening to not only rural Montana but the city centers that were once beautiful. Now ruined by high traffic and disrespectful newcomers. I understand having ones own values and culture, but don't push it on others. Very frowned upon to do so here in Montana. Even traffic has gotten bad. People drive like others lives have no meaning. Never been in a wreck in Montana until I lived in Bozeman. Was hit 3 times in 2 years. Totaled my car the last time. They ran a red light at 55 in a hurry to get to a meeting. Bent the frame and caved the rear door in where my daughter would normally sit. Luckily (thank the Lord) she was at preschool at the time. all 3 due to out of staters texting, speeding, or running lights. Hopefully this will change.

  • @sharonlalli1414
    @sharonlalli1414 Жыл бұрын

    This is the first that I've heard of this trail. Enjoyed learning of this. Thank you.

  • @optimus.knight
    @optimus.knight2 жыл бұрын

    I love watching Midwest documentaries, thanks for sharing, regards

  • @SuperHyee
    @SuperHyee4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks and respect !

  • @WildWestTrail
    @WildWestTrail4 жыл бұрын

    thanks for sharing the history of this beautiful place!

  • @donc9751
    @donc97512 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary!!!! Exceptionally well done!!!

  • @doobiedooo4679
    @doobiedooo46793 жыл бұрын

    2021 couldnt hang with these men of men

  • @rotax636nut5
    @rotax636nut55 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed this, looking forwards to watching more similar

  • @michaelswearingen4581
    @michaelswearingen45815 жыл бұрын

    nice documentary sad story thank you for posting

  • @russellminetree5326
    @russellminetree53262 жыл бұрын

    Excellent!

  • @blewwizze
    @blewwizze3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic show...ty!!

  • @shanemike3070
    @shanemike30705 жыл бұрын

    Hard times to stay alive in back then, very hard winters, buffalo numbers dropping, Indian attacks. Hard on the Indians also, I grew up around Billings and Whitefish, Montana. I was just a kid 3-4 years old but still remember alot, in spring it felt so good to feel the sun, I would just lay back in the snow and enjoy it

  • @katedaphne4495

    @katedaphne4495

    5 жыл бұрын

    You only lived there for one year?

  • @iiniijewelry

    @iiniijewelry

    2 жыл бұрын

    There’s not many Indians. Mostly limited to the bigger towns. Tons of Natives though 😎🤣😂🤘🏾🤘🏾😉

  • @snowpuppy77
    @snowpuppy774 жыл бұрын

    Great job! Enjoyed the video!

  • @lindatanner8726
    @lindatanner8726 Жыл бұрын

    What an interesting documentary. I very much enjoyed this.

  • @user-ks5cg5cd7m
    @user-ks5cg5cd7m2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video. It helps explain a few things I did not understand.

  • @abarron390
    @abarron3904 жыл бұрын

    This is a really good documentary.

  • @stanhamilton6031
    @stanhamilton60315 жыл бұрын

    A+, This historical film is such an incredible source of collections of great information, that I would encourage all to watch and learn and enjoy! Thank You for putting this on KZread! I hope the History Channel will put this in their lineup!

  • @lindahh798
    @lindahh7982 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful presentation!!

  • @bosse641
    @bosse6415 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed this look at the American history. Well made.

  • @Kivavitch

    @Kivavitch

    5 жыл бұрын

    Not a very proud history.

  • @plasticpeon
    @plasticpeon2 жыл бұрын

    I would love to just camp out a few days in that open field grassland lookin out into the beautiful mountains in the distant with nothing in-between blocking my views.

  • @catman8670
    @catman86702 жыл бұрын

    Time to move on in life, history is important, but the hands of time always moves foreward

  • @cameronbutt5533
    @cameronbutt55333 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this!

  • @robertnocerajr3985
    @robertnocerajr39854 жыл бұрын

    Yeah unbelievable recounts ... what a terrific account.. this message here is Great and should be shared I believe

  • @ColoradoMartini
    @ColoradoMartini3 жыл бұрын

    Well done. Just got back from visiting a lot of these sites. Such amazing history

  • @eddvoss224
    @eddvoss2244 жыл бұрын

    Jim Bridger had been exploring the west for 4 years in the 1860s (24:25) ? It would have been closer to 40 years.

  • @edylcnostrebor9722
    @edylcnostrebor97223 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing

  • @aparson2967
    @aparson29673 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks to Wyoming PBS for commercial free history.