Fort Laramie was once a stockade where European fur traders and Native Americans lived together peacefully. But by the 1850s it became a stop-over along the busy trail of emigrants moving westwards seeking gold and religious utopias. Their effect on the environment increased tensions with the local Lakota, and peace crashed down in 1854 all thanks to the death of a Mormon cow... Listen as William and Anita are joined by Katie Hickman to discuss life at Fort Laramie and the First Sioux War.
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06/24/24 • 47 min
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