This episode includes the following stories:

• Annie: the fastest gunslinger on high heels...
• Indian Silver: A prospector tries to make a deal with an Arapaho band...
• The Crossing: Getting to the Oregon Trail was as dangerous as the trail itself...
• Narrow Escape: A young girl wanders away from a wagon train...

...and the poem "Starlight and Time" by Rick Steber.

All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

This episode includes the following stories:

• The Goose Hunt: A hermit finds an innovative way to get dinner...
• Goodnight-Loving: The story of a famous trail's founder...
• Wind River Raving: Is there a gold vein that the miners missed?
• Measles: How to overcome a 19th century pandemic...

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...and the poem "Edge of Land " by Rick Steber.

All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

This episode includes the following stories:

• Putrified: A mountain man regales a young lady about his exploits...
• Gentleman Jim: A boxer in the fight of his life...
• Grubstake: An old miner learns a lesson...
• Bee-Lieve It: Grandpa's sweet tooth lands him in trouble...

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...and the poem "Speed of Horse" by Rick Steber.

All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

This episode includes the following stories:

• Boiled Buffalo Hide: A river rafting trip goes awry...
• Davy Crockett: The true story of the King of the Wild Frontier
• After the War: A correspondent visits the Modoc tribe...
• Modern Logger: How the cutting of trees has changed...

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...and the poem "Speed of Horse" by Rick Steber.

All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

This episode includes the following stories:

• Rumors of Gold: How to respond to the news that there are riches for the taking?
• Mark Twain: The early days of the great American novelist...
• Redwood Observatory: The world learns about the tallest trees on earth...
• To Vote: A former slave braves the elements to exercise his rights...

...and the poem "Song of River" by Rick Steber.

All stories and poems used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

This episode includes the following stories:

• Wagons West: What you needed to survive the journey...
• Sir Francis Drake: Meet the man who discovered it all...
• The Great Migration: How the timber industry got its start...
• Goldrush Aftermath: What happened to Sutter and Marshall?

...and the poem "The Fine Art of Recording" by Rick Steber.

All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author. Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison. Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.

A short summary of Writing the West and how you can access it. To appear on partner podcasts and elsewhere.

This episode features the stories "Mystery Man," "Christmas Dinner," "Loop De Loop" and "Cattle King," as well as the poem "Progress." All stories and poems by Rick Steber. Used by permission of the author.

Theme music is "Slobro Daze" by Danny Lee Allison.

Sound effects found on YouTube and the Freesound Project.