False Summits: A History Podcast about the American West
The American West has been capturing the imagination for hundreds of years. Hollywood being one of its biggest promoters it gave it an almost mythical status in minds worldwide. Depicted as a rough and tumble place but with a bit of grit and termination on could achieve love and prosperity. Dose the realty hold up to the image? And if so, does it the same ring true today?
Dive into the blurry side of the American West with this darkly comedic history podcast. Join Mason Orlando, Jess Leigh, and Marcelo Aguilar as they explore the wild, weird, grim often terrifying events that create what the American West is today.
From bizarre outlaws and forgotten massacres to eccentric hermits and religious followers attempting to create utopia, this podcast takes a sharp, absurdist twist on Western American history. With a blend of dark humor, historical insight, and a dash of heathy commentary, each episode we cover weird, unsettling, and sometimes hopeful stories that may challenge your conception of the wild West.
False Summits: A History Podcast about the American West
The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 Part 1: The Copper Kings
In part one of three, Mason takes the lead telling the story of the fonding of Butte MT, the rise of it's Copper King's who's companies made the city there Kingdom and the rivalry between the three that would force the city and it's industries in to a corporate amalgamated. This would create the setting for the North Butte Mining disaster of 1917 in which 163 men lost their lifes.
Sources
Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 by Michael Punke
The Butte Miners and Rustling Cards by Paul F. Brissenden
Photo source
Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/
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