On The Warpath | My Sixty Years on the Plains

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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War is hell. I know that sounds cliché but there’s a simple, irrefutable truth in that short yet powerful statement, one that is unchanging through time. Although our modern weapons may not be the same now as they were in the past, the end result is the same. Death, dismemberment, chaos, and pain. Grieving families, survivor guilt, and, sometimes, an elation that borders on the euphoric. For tribes like the Shoshone, Cheyenne, Blackfeet, and the Crow, war was an unfortunate yet necessary part of life. And for centuries untold these tribes clashed with their enemies on battlegrounds with no names, in skirmishes long forgotten. And the warriors who emerged victorious are likewise lost to history. Well, on today’s episode we’ll take a glimpse behind the curtain. Find out what it was like to accompany the Shoshone into battle, to hear the cries of victory mixed with the agonizing wails of mourning. This is the fourth installment William T. Hamilton’s My Sixty Years on the Plains, chapter’s 7 and 8 if you’re reading along at home. Also discussed is Hamilton’s comparison between the Shoshone and Cheyenne, his opinion on the bravery of mountain lions, tips on shot placement when hunting any animal, and the most dangerous aspect of bear hunting. Check out the website for more true tales from the Old West https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Into History! https://intohistory.supercast.com/ Merchandise! https://www.teepublic.com/user/wild-west-extravaganza Book Recommendations! https://www.amazon.com/shop/wildwestextravaganza/list/YEHGNY7KFAU7?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d My Sixty Years on the Plains by W.T. Hamilton - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1695768930?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzjoshta02-20&creativeASIN=1695768930&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.YEHGNY7KFAU7&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_d_asin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	War is hell. I know that sounds cliche, but there's a simple, irrefutable truth in that short yet powerful statement, one that is unchanging through time.
0:09.9	Although our modern weapons may not be the same now as they were in the past, in the end, the result is the same.
0:16.4	Death, dismemberment, chaos, pain, grieving families, survivor guilt, and sometimes, an elation
0:23.3	that borders on the euphoric. For tribes like the Shoshone, Cheyenne, Blackfeet, and Crow,
0:29.1	war was an unfortunate yet necessary part of life. And for centuries untold, these tribes clashed
0:34.6	and skirmish is long forgotten on battlegrounds that no longer carry
0:38.4	names. And the warriors who emerged victorious are likewise lost to history. Well, on today's
0:43.8	episode, we'll take a glimpse behind the curtain. Find out what it was like to accompany the
0:48.0	Shoshone into battle, to hear the cries of victory mixed with the agonizing wells of mourning.
0:54.2	By the way, my name's Josh.
0:55.6	You're listening to the Wild West Extravaganza,
0:58.2	and this is the fourth installment of William T. Hamilton's My 60 Years on the Plains.
1:03.9	Chapter 7 and 8, if you're reading along at home.
1:19.7	Yeah! The Shoshones expected to remain in this camp for several days,
1:23.8	to give their women an opportunity to finish dressing robes and dry and meat.
1:28.1	The grass was good, timber was plentiful, and a few buffalo were on the prairie.
1:33.1	To supply the camp with fresh meat and to scout for war parties would keep the young men busy.
1:38.5	So, what Shaki said. In the meantime, the Indians were having a joyous time dancing over Blackfeet scalps. I passed the time in visiting all the lodges and studying the habits and
1:43.9	customs.
1:45.1	I was becoming interested and had a desire to learn everything pertaining to Shoshone's,
1:50.3	so that I could ascertain the difference between them and other tribes that I might come in contact with.
1:55.5	The scouts kept reporting fresh Indian tracks, but no Indians.
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