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
Samuel E. Chamberlain: The Man Who Lived Blood Meriden
In this episode, Marcelo leads gang to explore the exploits of Samuel E. Chamberlain’s tell all book My Confession: Chamberlain’s vivid, violent, and horrific memoir of his time as a soldier and drifter on the Texas-Mexico border provided historical details and characters—most notably the enigmatic Judge Holden. Chamberlains accounts would have an influence author Cormac McCarthy’s brutal philosophical masterpiece Blood Meridian. Tune in for a deep dive into history, myth, and the shaping of one of American literature’s greatest novels.
Contact Warning: graphic depictions of violence. Listener discretion is advised.
My Confession: The Recollections of a Rogue By Samuel Chamberlain– This unpublished memoir, written c.1855-1861
The Storming of Monterrey” (Sept 1846) (Chamberlain, Samuel E.
Samuel E. Chamberlain by William Goetzmann
The Scalp Hunt in Chihuahua—1849” by James Kirker
John Joel Glanton, Lord of the Scalp Range” – 1962 article by Ralph A. Smith
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