Dan Flores

wow, we may have really screwed things up or things got screwed up for some reason because I'm not sure they quite understood what had happened. But it seems to have produced a kind of a reaction where for nearly 10,000 years, they are very careful about things.

wow, we may have really screwed things up or things got screwed up for some reason because I'm not sure they quite understood what had happened. But it seems to have produced a kind of a reaction where for nearly 10,000 years, they are very careful about things.

wow, we may have really screwed things up or things got screwed up for some reason because I'm not sure they quite understood what had happened. But it seems to have produced a kind of a reaction where for nearly 10,000 years, they are very careful about things.

And, you know, as I said, that's a story that I really had to put together because I couldn't find anyone that was willing to venture a guess about how that had all played out. And yet it's obviously a really big part of American history.

And, you know, as I said, that's a story that I really had to put together because I couldn't find anyone that was willing to venture a guess about how that had all played out. And yet it's obviously a really big part of American history.

And, you know, as I said, that's a story that I really had to put together because I couldn't find anyone that was willing to venture a guess about how that had all played out. And yet it's obviously a really big part of American history.

You bet, Steve. Thanks to both you guys. Randall, you guys were, you know, many years ago, terrific students in the classes that I taught at the University of Montana. It's fun to sit down and do this again. Thank you. Likewise.

You bet, Steve. Thanks to both you guys. Randall, you guys were, you know, many years ago, terrific students in the classes that I taught at the University of Montana. It's fun to sit down and do this again. Thank you. Likewise.

You bet, Steve. Thanks to both you guys. Randall, you guys were, you know, many years ago, terrific students in the classes that I taught at the University of Montana. It's fun to sit down and do this again. Thank you. Likewise.

Following the collapse of the Grand Chacoan Empire, refugees founded eight thriving new towns along the Galisteo River of New Mexico, but ultimately found it difficult to sustain an arid climate civilization across the next 500 years. I'm Dan Flores, and this is the American West.

Following the collapse of the Grand Chacoan Empire, refugees founded eight thriving new towns along the Galisteo River of New Mexico, but ultimately found it difficult to sustain an arid climate civilization across the next 500 years. I'm Dan Flores, and this is the American West.

Following the collapse of the Grand Chacoan Empire, refugees founded eight thriving new towns along the Galisteo River of New Mexico, but ultimately found it difficult to sustain an arid climate civilization across the next 500 years. I'm Dan Flores, and this is the American West.

Brought to you by Velvet Buck, crafted for those who live off the beaten path where the hunt meets the harvest, and every glass tells a story. Enjoy responsibly. West of everything. Thinking of a podcast about the American West and my own take on its history has had me trying to understand recently why the West resonates with us the way it does.

Brought to you by Velvet Buck, crafted for those who live off the beaten path where the hunt meets the harvest, and every glass tells a story. Enjoy responsibly. West of everything. Thinking of a podcast about the American West and my own take on its history has had me trying to understand recently why the West resonates with us the way it does.

Brought to you by Velvet Buck, crafted for those who live off the beaten path where the hunt meets the harvest, and every glass tells a story. Enjoy responsibly. West of everything. Thinking of a podcast about the American West and my own take on its history has had me trying to understand recently why the West resonates with us the way it does.

Apologies to New England, New York, the South, the Midwest, but the West seems to fascinate the world in a way no other American region can. Why are their television channels devoted 24-7 to playing 75-year-old Western movies so a John Wayne fix is available at just about any sleepless 3 a.m.? Why does a contemporary soap opera Western like Yellowstone succeed with so many people?

Apologies to New England, New York, the South, the Midwest, but the West seems to fascinate the world in a way no other American region can. Why are their television channels devoted 24-7 to playing 75-year-old Western movies so a John Wayne fix is available at just about any sleepless 3 a.m.? Why does a contemporary soap opera Western like Yellowstone succeed with so many people?

Apologies to New England, New York, the South, the Midwest, but the West seems to fascinate the world in a way no other American region can. Why are their television channels devoted 24-7 to playing 75-year-old Western movies so a John Wayne fix is available at just about any sleepless 3 a.m.? Why does a contemporary soap opera Western like Yellowstone succeed with so many people?

Why do Germans dress up and play act being residents of the West on their vacation weekends in European forests? How does Back at the Ranch Boot Store in Santa Fe sell $5,000 cowboy boots that will never see a stirrup? Why is there a Cowboy Poets Gathering in Nevada every winter? Why a Gene Autry Museum in LA? A Buffalo Bill Historical Museum in Cody?

Why do Germans dress up and play act being residents of the West on their vacation weekends in European forests? How does Back at the Ranch Boot Store in Santa Fe sell $5,000 cowboy boots that will never see a stirrup? Why is there a Cowboy Poets Gathering in Nevada every winter? Why a Gene Autry Museum in LA? A Buffalo Bill Historical Museum in Cody?