Our American West -1
Our American West: Book #1
- By: Gary McCarthy
- Narrated by: Rusty Nelson
- Length: 3 hours 46 minutes
Description
In Our American West, Volume 1, discover humor, tragedy and courage in every one of these delightful stories. Gary McCarthy has been writing about the American West for thirty years and these are some of his favorite topics written – not for the expert or scholar – but for all the armchair admirers of thing historically written. Some of these exciting subjects are fairly well known such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but even here you will discover things about these daring outlaws that you probably didn’t know. Stories of coyotes, burros, jackrabbits and mustangs – the “untamed ones” that are oh so very important threads in the rich and textured tapestry of our western heritage. Black Bart, the gentle stagecoach robber, Lola Montez, the famous “Spider Dancer,” Charles Russell was famous for his art, but one of his dearest friends, Will Rogers thought of him as an equally gifted storyteller. “Bet A Million” Gates whose bold Texas wager transformed the entire face and future of the American West. In this fascinating listen, you will learn about explorers, adventurers, the famous and almost famous, and about legends like Joaquin Murieta.
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Our American West Series

Our American West -1
By: Gary McCarthy
Narrated by: Rusty Nelson
Length: 3 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
In Our American West, Volume 1, discover humor, tragedy and courage in every one of these delightful stories. Gary McCarthy has been writing about the American West for thirty years and these are some of his favorite topics written – not for the expert or scholar – but for all the armchair admirers of thing historically written. Some of these... Read more »
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Our American West -2
By: Gary McCarthy
Narrated by: Rusty Nelson
Length: 4 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Our American West, Volume 2 begins with America’s first colonizers, the prairie dogs, and how out on the ranges they were so hated by ranchers that they were almost made extinct. Conestoga Wagons were once called “prairie schooners” crossing America long before the famed Pony Express. The indomitable courage of Sarah Winnemucca, the “Prairie... Read more »
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Our American West -3
By: Gary McCarthy
Narrated by: Rusty Nelson
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Our American West, Volume 3 is filled with western frontier stories you’ll find entertaining. The Roadrunner – Our Sagebrush Clowns reflects on the speedy and often comical bird of our southwestern deserts. Wild and wicked Calamity Jane lived up to her reputation as the West’s most infamous outlaw woman. “The Donner Party – Frozen Horror”... Read more »
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Our American West -4
By: Gary McCarthy
Narrated by: Rusty Nelson
Length: 4 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Our American West, Volume 4 completes this collection of stories written by Gary McCarthy. The Lewis and Clark Expedition proved once and for all that the storied and hoped for “River across America” didn’t exist. Long before the Forty-Niner Gold Rush a diminutive but courageous priest named Fr. Junipero Serra sacrificed everything to bring... Read more »
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