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  • Dishonest Miners

    Dishonest Miners
    Jun 11 2024
    There was always a way to cheat potential buyers of a non-productive mine. From dishonest assayers, to salting a mine with gold or silver from another mine, to selling worthless stock. Some owners assessed the stockholders on played out mines that never produced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    23 min
  • Riverboat Gamblers

    Riverboat Gamblers
    Jun 4 2024
    With more steamers on the rivers, it was the perfect place for professional gamblers. Unwary passengers with rolls of money were the perfect victims for the crooked gamblers. Cheaters were sometimes caught and kicked off by the captain. James Bowie caught a cheater, and with the use of the knife he was famous for, taught the crooks a lesson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    20 min
  • Tribal Gambling - Part Two

    Tribal Gambling - Part Two
    May 28 2024
    The games always involved gambling. How many arrows could be in the air at one time. Throwing a pole through a moving hoop. "Double ball" was played by the women as well as foot races. Husbands and wives could wager all their spouses belongings, sometimes losing it all, which could cause some serious discussions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    24 min
  • Tribal Gambling - Part One

    Tribal Gambling - Part One
    May 21 2024
    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 min
  • Beyond the Grave: Unsinkable Molly Brown

    Beyond the Grave: Unsinkable Molly Brown
    May 20 2024
    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 min
  • Frontier Gambling

    Frontier Gambling
    May 14 2024
    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 min
  • Railroad Settlers

    Railroad Settlers
    May 7 2024
    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 min
  • The Mussel Slough Massacre

    The Mussel Slough Massacre
    Apr 30 2024
    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 min