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Blood and Leather Podcast

Blood and Leather Podcast

Written by: Tim Carter
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 A look at American history connecting people, places, and events, all while attempting to craft a good story.Tim Carter World
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  • Episode 5 - Daniel Boone and John Colter Send Hunt into the Wilderness

    Episode 5 - Daniel Boone and John Colter Send Hunt into the Wilderness
    Feb 19 2026

    The overland expedition of the Pacific Fur Company (American Fur Company), John Jacob Astor's ambitious project, gets underway but encounters numerous difficulties. In the process, Hunt meets two legendary men of the frontier, Daniel Boone and John Colter, as well as the Teton Sioux, who are intent on stopping his westward progress.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Episode 4 - John Jacob Astor, The Pacific Fur Company, Founding Astoria, and the Tonquin Explosion

    Episode 4 - John Jacob Astor, The Pacific Fur Company, Founding Astoria, and the Tonquin Explosion
    Feb 3 2026

    In this episode we will explore the background of John Jacob Astor. His vision for a global trading empire resulted in the American Fur Company, the Pacific Fur Company, and the founding of Astoria, OR. His dream might have worked if not for an explosion of his ship, the Tonquin, in Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island, and the War of 1812.

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    57 mins
  • Episode 3 - John Colter, The First Mountain Man

    Episode 3 - John Colter, The First Mountain Man
    Jan 19 2026

    In this episode we look at the Louisiana Purchase, and Thomas Jefferson's determination to make the United States a country that stretched from sea to shining sea. We meet Lewis and Clark and spend a bit of time examining the life and times of John Colter.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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