Randall Williams

So I wonder, um, what is it about the West that seems to have grabbed a hold of, of our imaginations and, and what has particular about cowboy culture that's grabbed our imaginations? And then what do we gain by opening our eyes to sort of the deep time West?

So I wonder, um, what is it about the West that seems to have grabbed a hold of, of our imaginations and, and what has particular about cowboy culture that's grabbed our imaginations? And then what do we gain by opening our eyes to sort of the deep time West?

That's an interesting point, man.

That's an interesting point, man.

That's an interesting point, man.

Kind of got a similar thing going on, just cold.

Kind of got a similar thing going on, just cold.

Kind of got a similar thing going on, just cold.

There's a thing I've wondered about. There's an impression I have on source material, about source material. East versus west source material.

There's a thing I've wondered about. There's an impression I have on source material, about source material. East versus west source material.

There's a thing I've wondered about. There's an impression I have on source material, about source material. East versus west source material.

And you might not share the same impression, but if you have this impression, maybe you can speak to it, would be... This is a very roundabout way of arriving at the point, but when Randall and I were reading about the long hunters, so this group of Euro-American deerskin hunters that were first pushing over the Appalachian Mountains and going into...

And you might not share the same impression, but if you have this impression, maybe you can speak to it, would be... This is a very roundabout way of arriving at the point, but when Randall and I were reading about the long hunters, so this group of Euro-American deerskin hunters that were first pushing over the Appalachian Mountains and going into...

And you might not share the same impression, but if you have this impression, maybe you can speak to it, would be... This is a very roundabout way of arriving at the point, but when Randall and I were reading about the long hunters, so this group of Euro-American deerskin hunters that were first pushing over the Appalachian Mountains and going into...

Kentucky, basically all the country south of the Ohio River, west of the Appalachian Range, south of the Ohio, pushing into that area. And we kind of marveled at the paucity of materials and the lack of natural observation, the lack of nature observation.

Kentucky, basically all the country south of the Ohio River, west of the Appalachian Range, south of the Ohio, pushing into that area. And we kind of marveled at the paucity of materials and the lack of natural observation, the lack of nature observation.

Kentucky, basically all the country south of the Ohio River, west of the Appalachian Range, south of the Ohio, pushing into that area. And we kind of marveled at the paucity of materials and the lack of natural observation, the lack of nature observation.

What is there was collected very deliberately by a historian who went and talked to some of the key players, children, spouses, grandchildren, and tried to put together a little history of these first-year Americans to push into this area. But there's just not a ton there. And that is at, say, 1776. Yeah.

What is there was collected very deliberately by a historian who went and talked to some of the key players, children, spouses, grandchildren, and tried to put together a little history of these first-year Americans to push into this area. But there's just not a ton there. And that is at, say, 1776. Yeah.

What is there was collected very deliberately by a historian who went and talked to some of the key players, children, spouses, grandchildren, and tried to put together a little history of these first-year Americans to push into this area. But there's just not a ton there. And that is at, say, 1776. Yeah.