Peter Berg
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And he actually came into my office, and I have a collection of axes in my office. I think he'd let you to prove of it. And I pulled out this ice axe, and I walked up to him, and I go, I just put the axe in his lap. I said, let's do a show that's this. And I said, let's just channel this, this ice axe. And he smiled. He said, okay. And he wrote it, and it's this kind of epic saga set in 1857.
And he actually came into my office, and I have a collection of axes in my office. I think he'd let you to prove of it. And I pulled out this ice axe, and I walked up to him, and I go, I just put the axe in his lap. I said, let's do a show that's this. And I said, let's just channel this, this ice axe. And he smiled. He said, okay. And he wrote it, and it's this kind of epic saga set in 1857.
And he actually came into my office, and I have a collection of axes in my office. I think he'd let you to prove of it. And I pulled out this ice axe, and I walked up to him, and I go, I just put the axe in his lap. I said, let's do a show that's this. And I said, let's just channel this, this ice axe. And he smiled. He said, okay. And he wrote it, and it's this kind of epic saga set in 1857.
In this corner of America, it's southwestern Wyoming and southeastern Utah. It's that intersection. Where in 1857, it was fucking wild. There was no civilization. But it was kind of the last... one of the last areas that were really wild in America. And, you know, there were multiple Native American tribes.
In this corner of America, it's southwestern Wyoming and southeastern Utah. It's that intersection. Where in 1857, it was fucking wild. There was no civilization. But it was kind of the last... one of the last areas that were really wild in America. And, you know, there were multiple Native American tribes.
In this corner of America, it's southwestern Wyoming and southeastern Utah. It's that intersection. Where in 1857, it was fucking wild. There was no civilization. But it was kind of the last... one of the last areas that were really wild in America. And, you know, there were multiple Native American tribes.
There were the Mormons who were setting up in Salt Lake City, and they were violent, had a real violent side to them, because they'd been fucked over from New York to Georgia to Illinois, where their leader, Joseph Smith, was killed. So this dude, Brigham Young,
There were the Mormons who were setting up in Salt Lake City, and they were violent, had a real violent side to them, because they'd been fucked over from New York to Georgia to Illinois, where their leader, Joseph Smith, was killed. So this dude, Brigham Young,
There were the Mormons who were setting up in Salt Lake City, and they were violent, had a real violent side to them, because they'd been fucked over from New York to Georgia to Illinois, where their leader, Joseph Smith, was killed. So this dude, Brigham Young,
flees west with 2,000 Mormons and sets up his last stand in Salt Lake City, thinking no one's ever going to come, and he starts growing the Mormon church, and he builds his army to defend. So he's out there, the U.S. government sending the army to fuck with the Mormons and get them out, because Brigham Young's trying to turn Utah, true, this is true, into a Utah state. Utah wasn't a state.
flees west with 2,000 Mormons and sets up his last stand in Salt Lake City, thinking no one's ever going to come, and he starts growing the Mormon church, and he builds his army to defend. So he's out there, the U.S. government sending the army to fuck with the Mormons and get them out, because Brigham Young's trying to turn Utah, true, this is true, into a Utah state. Utah wasn't a state.
flees west with 2,000 Mormons and sets up his last stand in Salt Lake City, thinking no one's ever going to come, and he starts growing the Mormon church, and he builds his army to defend. So he's out there, the U.S. government sending the army to fuck with the Mormons and get them out, because Brigham Young's trying to turn Utah, true, this is true, into a Utah state. Utah wasn't a state.
It was a territory. And Brigham Young's like, all right, we'll take it. This will be a Mormon state, Utah. And it was President Buchanan who preceded Lincoln who's like, yeah, no, you're not doing that, bro. You're not doing that. So he's sending the army out there to get the Mormons out. So they're fighting. All the Indians are fighting.
It was a territory. And Brigham Young's like, all right, we'll take it. This will be a Mormon state, Utah. And it was President Buchanan who preceded Lincoln who's like, yeah, no, you're not doing that, bro. You're not doing that. So he's sending the army out there to get the Mormons out. So they're fighting. All the Indians are fighting.
It was a territory. And Brigham Young's like, all right, we'll take it. This will be a Mormon state, Utah. And it was President Buchanan who preceded Lincoln who's like, yeah, no, you're not doing that, bro. You're not doing that. So he's sending the army out there to get the Mormons out. So they're fighting. All the Indians are fighting.
And you've got all these trappers who are just, you know, hunting, trapping bear and other pelts. So it's just a fucking savage place. And our show follows a woman who's got a handicapped son who's just trying to get through that land to California to find the kid's dad, so you'd think. She's got a secret. And the story's her journey through that part of America. Damn. And it gets nasty.
And you've got all these trappers who are just, you know, hunting, trapping bear and other pelts. So it's just a fucking savage place. And our show follows a woman who's got a handicapped son who's just trying to get through that land to California to find the kid's dad, so you'd think. She's got a secret. And the story's her journey through that part of America. Damn. And it gets nasty.
And you've got all these trappers who are just, you know, hunting, trapping bear and other pelts. So it's just a fucking savage place. And our show follows a woman who's got a handicapped son who's just trying to get through that land to California to find the kid's dad, so you'd think. She's got a secret. And the story's her journey through that part of America. Damn. And it gets nasty.
It gets nasty.
It gets nasty.