Bozeman Trail 

I was reading my Great Great Great Gransmother's diary of her experience on the Bozeman Trail . .One sentence caught my attention on page 94 " I am getting a little tired of my daughter Nellie asking "Are we there yet?""

The Bozeman Trail went RIGHT THROUGH my great grandfather's property in Montana. They housed thousands of passersby.

if you ever go to some of these historic sights...and stand in the very wagon ruts where these people traveled.....you think to yourself how did they do it...and survive...knowing that every day they had to endure almost impossible odds....and then look at people today that become angry at some of the most idiotic things....and become offended by the most stupidest things…..and become helpless over things that people hundreds of years ago would have laughed at....

I have always had a deep interest in history. My grandfather was a Texas Ranger and my father served on a Heavy Cruiser during World War II, and ended up living in Japan after the war. Hearing their stories, combined with trips I took 3 summers in a row as a kid to the American West with an organization called "Myers Mountain Men (out of Austin, TX in the 70s), fueled my keen fascination with history. Growing up in Latin America, Brazil to be specific, also gave me experiences that most young people my age didn't necessarily have. In College, I realized that history came easily to me because I enjoyed it so much. As a result, I ended up receiving a minor in history while working towards my MA in International Relations at the University of Texas. It wasn't even something that I planned, but as it turned out I had enough credit hours to qualify for the additional degree. My love of history and such interrelated fields as anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, and social studies, to name a few, have given me a whole new perspective on life that I might otherwise never had. I love to travel as much as possible and explore new places, whether they be in some hard-to-reach, far-off country, or just down the road from where I live. For example, I recently moved to Florida and I am fascinated by the history that exists in this part of the world, whether it be the founding of St. Augustine by Spain long before English pilgrims landed in Jamestown or Plymouth Rock, or exploring for fossilized Megalodon teeth, the largest shark ever to live in our planet's oceans. Finding these fossils, some of which can be up to 20 million years old, and reach 6 inches in length, is an amazing experience. They belonged the to the largest sharks ever to swim in our oceans, some reaching 60 feet in length and having the strongest bite force of any creature ever to live on Earth, and now it is in your hand. That, my friends, is one of the coolest parts of history and how it interelates with other areas of interest or study.

Fun fact: my ancestors on my moms side of the family, the Gage family, were the first family to homestead in Montana. In sweetgrass county. There is a monument on the side of the highway with their names on it.

Our Grandfather did the covered wagon thing, from Quebec, to Edmonton. So many lost stories! Thanks for these videos!..✌🏼🇨🇦

All the way from Manchester, England. I have a fascination with the immigrants who gave all for a new life, the native people who owned the country and has an ex British soldier, the common American soldier. Brilliant documentary.

Loved this , I just cant get enough of this history subject.. Stuck in UK i need all i can get until I hopefully move to USA, God Bless my American Cousins : )

Respected history. Amazing story. Such unreliable detalis . I love Montana, that's why I listen to it to the end. I love it, I just can't get enough of this story theme.Thank you very much for this video.

All the history that the land of the dreams kept, I can imagine all the people who walked through the land, long time ago, and the mountains witnessed all that. from themselves. Bless you all from whenever you are right now around the World!!!!

I was born and raised in Livingston. I now live in Belgrade, which has become almost unlivable within the last 30 years with people moving into the area

I've heard stories of my great-great-great-grandparents traveling the trail in the covered wagon. They brought along two dozen chickens. Most of them were egg layers. They did not want to take up space in the wagon with cages, so they chained each Chicken around its neck, similair to a chain gang. They forced them to march single file all the way from St Louis to Oregon. It was a long miserable walk for the chickens

Amazing storytelling! Such incredible detail. Thank you for this.🙏

Interesting video; thanks for posting.

Learned some new history tonight :)

I love wagon train series 😃

I love Montana

Outstanding!

If you enjoyed this Documentary, suggest you take a look at one called uncharted territory about David Thompson who mapped 1.5 million sq miles of NW Canada along with another one about Alexander Mckenzie same sort of can do attitude.

Great story ❤I really enjoyed it 🎉

My grandmother came across on the Oregon trail.

It amazes me how brave they were. Leaving everything behind and striking out to unknown places, through harsh weather and waring tribes.

I find and follow California trails via foot or mtb. Always amazed by what was then the only option. Then was led by a trail blazer. A reclaim some of those in my backyard. Saving History!

Vast landscapes without a trace that a human being had ever walked there.

Very interesting - thank you!

I fall in love for this video

i did archaeology at fort fhil Kearney and discovered a gate not on the map to the creek

Closet I ever got to this area was being the winner of the Marlboro Ranch giveaway. My gf and I spent a week at the Crazy Mountain Ranch. Once in a lifetime trip. Too bad the ranch was sold a few years later and the giveaway ceased.

Some of these soldiers were Galvanized Yankees. They carried 1873 Springfields. Some only had two or three loads for their weapons and had never even fired them for familiarization. I got this information from Dorothy Johnson's book The Bloody Bozeman.

A great documentary

excellent documentary *LIKED* and *SUBSCRIBED* --LT

We had sleazy explored these regions MWM

We lived in Casper and loved the area. Standing atop the low level hills and looking off to the north, east, and west the horizon seems to go on uninterrupted forever. Easy to understand why the area is called big sky country. For those poor cramped souls living east of the Mississippi my advice (like that of Horace Greeley) is go west!

HD program. Sadly, it is a PBS broadcast with interruptions. Thanks, anyway.

I DIDN'T COME HERE TO HEAR YOUR SALES PITCH...I CAME TO SEE A DOCUMENTARY

I drove my car past part of that trail I was in history. Respected history .

It would have been nice to see the REST of this, and not just have it cut off mid-sentence. I appreciate what you showed of it, but I'd like to see the WHOLE thing.

Nice

I first met Gail Lewis on the Bozeman trail. She was breaking ground for a Walmart.

PBS knows how to make quality documentaries. For example, the background music is very low and unobtrusive, as opposed to the so-called history channel and Nat Geo! The only negative aspect is the time spent begging for money.

to all you cry babies that complain about PBS fundraising...first of all, that's how they stay in business and provide amazing content. Second, this is youtube, you can just skip ahead instead of complaining.

It's getting back to those days where ppl actually socialise instead of computer tech.

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing : )

I somehow managed to watch halfway until I got fed up by the interminable ads.

Strength of people bred into them, every day a challenge, you had to work at whatever to survive Nothing modern like todays soft life.

If you are into this I suggest you watch the series "1883" and "1923" by Taylor Sheridan.

Does it go through the Yellowstone Dalton Ranch?

Red Cloud, what a legend! Little known fact he took the white name of Robert later in life and helped found The Sundance Film Festival.

We would love to watch this, but we are hearing impaired so the music drowns out the words and there are no captions. I’m sure the documentary is excellent otherwise.

The technology of the horse destroyed the plains

The government did so wrong by the native Americans and First Nations. The treaties that were “signed” did wrong by the Natives. I am still confused why settlers wanted to eliminate different languages, strong spirituality, cultures. It’s literally what gives people hope to move forward. Any thoughts as to why they didn’t like native culture?

God will be the final score keeper.

So is this about The Bozeman Trail or a fundraiser???????

Cant help but ask what his family did for food.i dont think highly of him leaving them to struggle

5:11 , picture of John Bozeman.

Why didn’t they simply build a star fort out of stone cut so perfectly you can’t fit paper between it, Corey from hundreds of miles away

“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” We unfortunately are in the weak men stage.

Dragging Canoe and Tecumseh had it right long before the Bozeman trail. All in favor now say Yea.

Love 46:11 talking about my stylish tribe

Bahh !

It's terrible that the husband would leave and never come back leaving the wife and children in a sort of limbo. She was stuck waiting for letters from him and couldn't remarry if he never wrote to her.

Why is it that the only time PBS has something you would want to watch, is when they are trying to raise money?

Dance with wolfs ❤❤sad for my Indian brothers and sisters still fighting for their mana.

Just take the Oregon trail and you can see the seven temples... And then they were put away in 1883 hope you made it in time

49:12 How's that work? "Two were quickly buried and the other presumed dead"

God say love other

Ultimately, it was gold fever that placed civilians in danger, which then led to an over extended military across the region. Ft. Kearny was basically an isolated compound that was built under extreme duress.

Cav-alry - soldiers on horesback not Cal- vary. ….a religious site Jesus was crucified on

Why the music constantly . Terribel!! I do not understand why? Its very bad.

The end is cut short. Seek other alternative posts that may have the complete story.

Yahooo!! Who else wants to ride some cowgirls!!

Two word's shines out " manifest Destiny * ;)

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The Plainsmen of the Yellowstone: A History of the Yellowstone Basin Mark Herbert Brown U of Nebraska Press, Jan 1, 1961 - History - 480 pages 1 Review This rich and authoritative chronicle of the Yellowstone Basin covers a span of more than a century and half, from the 1740s, when the Verendryä brothers were seeking a route to the Western Sea, to the late nineteenth century and the days of the settlers who turned the prairie sod "wrong side up."

I hope Trudeau ain't watching! He'll be phoning in donations, like a drunken sailor!

Too many commercials 😥

The very first winnebago

the background music is ok, but to loud

8:01 give us a break.

1.46 it's cavalry not calvary.

Friday. October 6 -23

King David Northeast Oregon and Solomon cross the border in Idaho

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Im 15 minutes in and it just sounds like a story of a bunch of animals.

Long story. My parents live there( Bozeman and other MT towns). We all have a variety of native American genealogical history. Last time I visited my mom, I found a friend as cashier in a small town grocery store. She was so distraught: her sister, missing for a year, was found last night tied to a picnic table and raped 100+ times on meth she never asked for. She had been kidnapped and barely recognized her family. 🧬 We must protect each other. Bad guys are real. Great Falls My is where that happened

58 mins of story, 1 hr of Montana PBS fund raising.....

A big bear walks into Big Bobs bar in Bozeman Montana......

Sounds like not much has changed for wy

The same

Wait . If FEDDERMAN is such a Great Experienced Professional Officer , why did he go over the Ridge ? He got Suckered by the same Tactics as the Mongols used 600 Years Earlier .

William L Manley

Indians were trying to fight the us army, the confederacy, the British, French, and our own people. I always wonder what it would of been like if the Natives could have just banned together. Or all the poc banning together. We didn’t stand a chance. But we also knew that back then too.

love how he says the Bozeman trail ended up working out for everyone. except the Indians...

Edit out the donation segments! No wonder this thing is two hours long!

Lust for gold, greed is what led to the destruction of the native american way of life!!!

Cavalry not Calvary. Good video though.

Alex Murdaugh and family (South Carolina) would make a great video.

This is great if you don’t mind watching Montana’s PBS station run their pledge drive for one of the two hours this video is. 😡

24min was enough of asking for funding

What kind of Higher Ups would Arm these Soldiers with Out dated Rifles to go Fight Indians ?