Echoes of Place
by B. Michael Landry
If you love history... geography... anthropology... or just want to be entertained... this podcast is for you!This podcast explores the concept of place… Place describes the interaction between people and their environment…How each is transformed by the other to create a perception of a location… based on those interactions…over time.Listener Warning: This podcast contains information which may upset or disturb some listeners. Listener discretion is advised….
Episodes
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EOP 7 The Comanches, Part 7
In part 7 of this series, we explore the rise of the Americans... especially the frontiersmen...like Daniel Boone... George Rogers Clark... and others... who blazed new trails into Kentucky... were at the forefront of wars for the frontier against the Shawnee during the American Revolution...and,...
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EOP 6 The Comanches, Part 6
In part 6 of this series, by the mid 1790s, the tentative peace between the Spanish and the Comanches... against the Apaches had come to an end... And soon the Comanches resumed their raids into Northern Mexico... But the Spanish could not dedicate resources to deal with the Comanche threat...…
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EOP 5 The Comanches, Part 5
In part 5 of this series, the Spanish are reeling from a defeat against a combined force of Comanches, and French supplied Wichitas and Caddos... along the Red River.. But things are going well for the French either… They’d stumbled into a bloody, expensive, and somewhat hopeless war against the...
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EOP 4 The Comanches, Part 4
In part 4 of this series, driven by the quest for silver the Spanish expand into, and settle Northern Mexico. Along the way, they learn to pacify and, if needed , to fight the "wild indios" they encounter. To do so, they constructed missions and presidios…recruit allies and train priests… and…
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EOP 3 The Comanches, Part 3
In part 3 of this series, not to be outdone by the Spanish, the French send explorers to North America. Willing to trade muskets, metal knives, axes, and arrowheads in exchange for furs, the French upset the delicate balance of power among Native American tribes. As these French traders spread…
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EOP 2 The Comanches, Part 2
In part 2 of this series, the Spanish introduce Iberian ponies to the New World, where they thrive in their new environment. After successfully using the horse to consolidate their power in Mexico... and New Mexico...the Spanish face an uprising by an unlikely group of rebels, which led to the...
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EOP 1 The Comanches, Part 1 (Pilot)
In this multi-part series, we'll explore the history of the Comanches... and how they helped to shape the history of the American West and Northern Mexico… In part 1 of this series, we delve into the mind of the Comanches before they adopted the horse and the plains lance. We uncover what…
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About this show
If you love history... geography... anthropology... or just want to be entertained... this podcast is for you!This podcast explores the concept of place… Place describes the interaction between people and their environment…How each is transformed by the other to create a perception of a location… based on those interactions…over time.Listener Warning: This podcast contains information which may upset or disturb some listeners. Listener discretion is advised….
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B. Michael Landry
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