When the Western artist George Catlin journeyed to the Southern Plains in 1834, the animal that caught his attention there was the wild horse, which covered the country in immense herds.

Little known to Catlin or to Thomas Jefferson who longed to know more about horses in their natural state.

Horses were so successful in the Western wilds because they

were original natives of North America. Eventually, a trade in wild horses dominated the southern

west. It became an unexpected success and mustangers, a working class phenomenon of the West.

Learn more on episode 11 of the American West with Dan Flores, the latest show from the Meat

Eater Podcast Network, hosted by me, writer and historian Dan Flores, and brought to you by

Velvet Buck, Wine with a Backbone.

By focusing on deep time, wild animals, and the West's unique environments,

this podcast is a look at a West available nowhere else.

Tune in now to the American West on Apple, IHeart, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hello, listeners. This is Eli Lake, and we have another bonus for the breaking history feed.

On Wednesday, I sat down with the president of the Institute for Science and International

Security, David Albright,

a physicist and former weapons inspector, and we discussed how much progress Israel was making

currently in its war to demolish Iran's nuclear program. It's a great conversation,

and if you like this kind of content, we will be back with our normal breaking history episodes in two weeks.

I should also note that this was recorded as a free press live stream.

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