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Legends of the Old West

BUFFALO BILL Ep. 1 | “Tragedy and Transformation”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.83.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

William Cody experiences more than his share of grief at a young age: by the time he is 18 years old, he’s lost three family members and has been forced to grow up fast. He sees some of the violence of Bleeding Kansas, then much more in the Civil War, and then marries the love of his life. He finds his calling as a buffalo hunter and earns his world-famous nickname in the process. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial. For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage. To purchase an ad on this show please reach out: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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ready to edit, and access recent Chrome tabs across both devices.

0:42.1

The new Galaxy Z Flip-5 and Chromebook, better. and Chrome be signed into the same Google account on both your phone and Chromebook. On the evening of September 18th, 1854, a large group gathered at Major MP Rively's store on Salt Creek near Leavenworth, Kansas.

1:22.0

Four months earlier, Congress had passed the Kansas Nebraska

1:25.9

Act, which repealed the Missouri Compromise and created two new territories, Kansas and Nebraska.

1:33.2

The Act also stated that going forward, the citizens of each territory, rather than Congress,

1:39.3

could determine for themselves if slavery would be allowed.

1:43.2

The citizens of Kansas Territory wanted to be a state, and the question of whether or not the

1:48.1

state would allow slavery divided the territory as much as it divided the country. The man at Rively Storpeau the One of the men there that night was Isaac Cody.

2:03.3

Some of the men in the crowd knew that Isaac's brother was a Missouri slave owner

2:07.6

and begged Isaac to speak in their favor.

2:11.1

After much conjoling and after hearing several other men speak in favor of

2:15.1

allowing slavery in the state of Kansas, Isaac was finally convinced to share a few

2:20.1

words. Isaac rose to his feet and stepped up on the box to address his neighbors.

2:26.9

He spoke for a few minutes about his understanding of the issue, telling the men that he

2:31.4

had been a pioneer during the statehood movement in Iowa and had helped organize that state.

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