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EPISODE · Oct 28, 2025 · 35 MIN

The Life & Legend of Joe Meek Part 5

from Wild West Deep Dives · host Wild West Deep Dives

Howdy and Welcome Back to Wild West Deep Dives, this week we will dive into Meek's life after the Battle of Pierre's Hole, him rescuing his close friend's (Milton Sublette) wife, a Ba’r fight, Indian fights, the changes that came to the fur trade in 1834 and Joe Meek.. getting womaned. If you enjoy Wild West Deep Dives, please leave a rating and review, it really does help me grow and reach new listeners! I appreciate y'alls support! Next week, we will talk about Joe's wife getting captured, Joe meeting Marcus Whitman & Samuel Parker and some more Indian troubles. God Bless!Sources; Joe Meek, The Merry Mountain Man, A Biography, by Stanley VestalThe River of the West, by Frances Fuller VictorJoe Meek, Man of the West, by Shannon Garst ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/meek_joseph_l_1810_1875_/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.history.co.uk/article/remembering-joseph-meek-the-magnificent-mountain-man⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.legendsofamerica.com/joseph-lafayette-meek/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://medium.com/@TomBremer/joe-meek-in-yellowstone-1829-7f5379293bfa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Article by Thomas S. Bremer ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-williamsublette/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Info on William Sublette

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