Frontiersman W.T. Hamilton: My Sixty Years on the Plains
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2023
- In 1842, a sickly 19-year-old named William T. Hamilton embarked on a journey to the Rocky Mountains accompanied by famed frontiersman Old Bill Williams. Over the course of the next several decades, Hamilton worked as a fur trapper, trader, lawman, guide, hunter, and scout. He’d ride with other notable figures such as George Armstrong Custer and General George Crook, take part in numerous engagements with hostiles, travel the west extensively, and finally - as a very old man - write a book titled My Sixty Years On The Plains: Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting. It's not too often on The Wild West Extravaganza that we hear from first-hand accounts but that’s exactly what we’re going to do today. Join me as Mr. Hamilton talks of leaving St. Louis and falling in with the fur trappers, of their encounters with Kiowa and Cheyenne, and he describes - in glorious detail - taking part in a buffalo hunt. Just as a bonus, if you’ve ever thought about making pemmican, Hamilton gives a pretty detailed recipe. #wildwest #history #cowboy
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YES ... please read more chapters of more seminal books of that era. You have a great voice / demeanor for this type of content with just enough humor to keep me smiling throughout. Keep up the good work !!!
Thank you
Josh’s book reports are the best part of show and tell
Woof woof?
Josh, I enjoyed your reading of Hamilton’s book so much I purchased my own copy. Thank you for all the excellent information and hours of entertainment provided by your podcast.
Hope you enjoy it!
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Josh, you may have found your calling. Love your book reading. And all the other stuff too. Keep up the great work!
Wow, thank you
You deserve more recognition for your talents. Your content feels like listening to a movie.
Gracias
Awesome, make this a permanent fixture or series on the show
I might just
Man I love climbing up in this truck and looking on TH-cam and seeing that there is a new episode out
That was great Josh , you aught to consider doin similar readings of great western books. Big thumbs up !
Quality Wednesday morning programming. Awesomeness brother. Keep em rolling Josh.
Thanks! Will do!
I listen to a lot of audio books while I work. The reader's voice and cadence make all the difference.
I believe you got the knack, Josh. Might have you a side gig.
Or a side gig for your side gig.
Ha thanks
honest to god one of my favorite books
Balls of steel. Nice video Josh.
Best opening to a video ever.
Carry on Brother. There's NOTHING like a good o'll style Historical Read.
I do like this format. This is a book I might not ever read due to my vision. But thoroughly enjoy hearing it read.
Please continue doing the books like this.
Best Wishes from Montana! M.H
Will do!
I love first hand accounts of the adventures and trials of the old days, great stuff.
I enjoyed the story!
I love your presentations and your own take on things, With your quarky sense of humor😁
I really enjoyed listening to this story.
Good job as always. 👍🍻
My go to channel, for info on my favourite period in history!!!
Always informative, always fascinating, and always funny as shit!!!! Thanks my friend 👍🇬🇧
Thanks Alan
I would listen to the whole book!
yeah man, give us more like that
Very enjoyable josh, eager for more! Great episode!
Josh this is the kind of story that brings out the old mountain man spirit in me. This gets a hell yeah for me
Nice!
What i find incredible is that during the 1870s some of these plainsmen went to lincoln county during the time of billy the kid. The people in that town are said to have given them a wide berth. These plainsmen like hamilton were looked at as some of the toughest men on the planet. Fighting indians and trapping and hunting had turned them into terrifying even to the likes of jessie evans.
They faced down the best that the Blackfeet and like could throw at 'em and they still had their scalps. That's something.
Nice reading. I enjoyed it. Makes me want to load up the ol smoke pole and head for the plans...200 years ago.
You keep readin', I'll keep listenin'. 👍👍
Yes sir
I’ve read just about everything that I could get my hands on in regards to the Frontiersmen, the scouts, guides, Native American tribes, soldiers and fur trappers.
Finding your channel and seeing for the first time what type of content you provide is a great opportunity for me to learn more about these times.
I’m sure impressed with your show and as a new subscriber will work my way through all of the content in due course.
Thank you for a great opportunity to learn more about something that interests me a great deal.
I’m in my late sixties and just love the outdoors and reckon I was born a 150 years too late.
Thanks Mark
More of this please. Could’ve listened all night. Good stuff! 👍🏻
More to come!
I listen to Josh every night. And at 6am
Wild West extravaganza in the morning.. who needs coffee?🫡 thanks for the upload!
Good morning
Thanks!
Thank YOU
Great reading Josh. Enjoy hearing first hand stories.
Thanks for listening
I loved it. More is better. Thanks,Josh
I love this book. Please read it all!😊
That was fantastic! We really enjoyed that. Thank you for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Simply amazing
Josh thanks for all your hard work, your chanel is easily the best on the tube for wild west historic content.
Thank you for the kind words
Love this Josh.
That was good stuff! If you do this again, I'll likely be there. Thanks!!
This man may not have had very much in the way of formal schooling, but, he was a born businessman, If there ever was one. People like this guy, always do well, no matter the location, education, or vocation, this kind of personality succeeds in life no matter what path they chose to take.
Josh, I've been a subscriber for almost 2 years and not sure if I've ever commented on any of your posts. I will do better as I now understand it would help boost your channel. You asked for comments on this show as is a little different so here goes. I thought it worthy of my first comment because it brings a certain wholesomeness to day to day life where both men and women showed each other respect as long as you were polite and adhered to costumes. Job well done. Enjoyed.
I appreciate that!
Great show. Thank you I'm buying the book.
Best channel on TH-cam hands down
Thank you!!!!!
Great episode!
Thank You. Nicely done.
My pleasure!
Enjoyed the read !
I love your regular content, but I also loved your reading of this extract - you are a top wild west bard, cheers.
Glad you enjoy it!
I've listened to this on audible before but happy to hear it from you and if you wanted to do campfire readings I'd be a happy traveler
I was enthralled. Looking forward to the next chapter
I possess this e-book and found it excellent reading. As usual, I enjoy your presentation!!👍👍✌😎
If I had to choose i would fallow doc holiday around or find out who really shot Johnny Ringo. Loved it Josh.
I have to say I do share that same dream if I had a time machine. Ibut i would love to be able to see almost anything between 1830s to the 1890s.
Excellent....well read .....many thanks for your time....
Thanks for listening
Hugh Glass is a fairly common enough name here in Belfast ...Northern Ireland....
I'd listen to the whole book!;;;
I know why you posted this, Because it's Awesome. I'm glad you did. I definitely wanna hear more. Thank you.
Thanks for listening
great change up
I was born in 1954 and I always have said I was born a hundred years to late , if one could read and write and had just a little sense opportunity was everywhere
Excellent episode. I enjoy listening to you read. I say keep it up.
Thanks, will do!
Good stuff 👍👍👍keep it coming
I'm trying
Your podcast is great
Damnit Josh. Looks like you're going to have to read the rest of that book.
I'll do it
So awesome I was gonna listen to the audio book now I’m for sure gonna listen!! Thank you!
Hope you enjoy it!
@@WildWestExtravaganza I am gonna enjoy it even more bc of all the background you have given! 10/10
Great one. I like a mix of all you do. Thanks
Thanks for listening
Josh: your rock show, so the decisions are yours. Did I enjoy it? Hell yeeeah! Stay well my friend
That was so good Josh i had to order the book myself! And i know im not the only 1 to buy it so far either!!!
Awesome!
I'd appreciate it if you would read the whole book!
Ooooooo heck yeah. Thank you for all your hard work brother. From Northern California.
My pleasure!!
Great voice and cadence !
Thanks!
Its worth watching twice cause the damn video is sooo niceee🤠
Thanks Charlie
Tough Trip Through Paradise, 1878-1879
by Andrew Garcia (Author) Edited by Bennett Stein
"Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for the University of Idaho Press
This book grew out of a manuscript left by Andrew Garcia on his death in 1942. Ben Stein acquired the manuscript and edited it to tell Garcia's story of the 1877 war between the U.S. government and the Nez Perce people, the end of the buffalo herds and other historic events in western life".
I came across this 4 years ago and have read it as many times since. Garcia outfitted himself with trade goods to swap for Buffalo hides on the Montana plains. It's packed with outlaws, whiskey peddlers and renegades. Garcia married a Nez Perce woman who'd been with Chief Joseph when he surrenderd at the Bear Paws. She got away and lived with a couple different tribes before marrying Garcia. He tells her story and of their wild trip back to her old home in Idaho.
Very cool! I'll check it out
Bro… please continue this!!!
You got it
Yep, that passed muster.
I'd love to see the 1840 Council House Fight and some of the more famous Comanche Raids
Keep it comin'
Will do
I've read that book great read and information and you great at making interest
Wow, thank you
Yes I like it keep it up!
Excellent story Josh thanks hope there's more
More to come!
Thank you sir I do appreciate your time and efforts
Great episode, I truly enjoyed it. Looking forward to more in the future.
Good Stuff
Appreciate it
yeah that was good more to come i hope👍
Thanks
This is great. You should read some Cormack for us.
Great video ! You make great content !
Appreciate it
I liked it.. do it some more
The plainsman reminded me of a movie of the same name I believe it was a Cecil B DeMille production and start Gary Cooper as wild Bill Hickok granted it was a glorified version of the old West as seen by Hollywood, but it was very entertaining nonetheless, and gave inspiration to the many times that my friends and I played Cowboys and Indians thanks for bringing back that memory and keep up the great work
Awesomeness 👌🏻
Thanks
I've a raggedy copy of this, I also have the E-book.
I think that first line so often myself whoop
Josh i got what u need. horses spears paint. And my buddy sell an cow buff tag for 700$ just let me know. Ps that place is one of black jacks hide out when we going to get that show.
I often imagine being back in those times , with a fast horse and an M16 .😁
Anyone else unable to play this?
Very cool addition. Btw I didn't get a notification for this. Nothing you can do about that, just letting you know some of your subscribers might not be getting told when you drop.
Hmmm, thanks for the info
I've also thought of a bison hunt
❤
Indians buffalo hunting was often brutal. Especially pre-European times, they didn't have horses.
Yep
I might be crazy but Adobe Walls both battles
If you scroll down far enough you should be able to find the episode I did on the first battle.
Cherry creek and the platte huh??? Neat… i grew up in genoa nebraska where cherry creek passes outside town and runs to the loup two miles south of town. The platte is another 10 miles south from genoa in silver creek. Must be a different cherry creek idk about
Yeah, many of the names of rivers and creeks were called something else...or maybe he just got it wrong. For instance, he references the battle of Beecher island being on the Republican river but it was really on what's now known as the Arikara River. Back then, though, everyone called it a fork of the Republican.
I would go to the battle of Franklin nov 1864
If was able to time travel I'd travel to the night Billy the kid supposedly died to see what really went down