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.

As we gather today, our government confronts a crisis of trust.

For many years, a radical and corrupt establishment has extracted power and wealth

from our citizens while the pillars of our society

lay broken and seemingly incomplete disrepair. We now have a government that cannot manage even a

simple crisis at home, while at the same time stumbling into a continuing catalog of catastrophic

events abroad.

It fails to protect our magnificent law-abiding American citizens, but provide sanctuary

and protection.

That man, Donald Trump, was just sworn in as our 47th president.

He was elected to be a wrecking ball,

a middle finger,

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