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Generations of children have fallen in love with the pioneer saga of the Ingalls family, of Pa and Ma, Laura and her sisters, and their loyal dog. Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books have taught millions of Americans about frontier life, giving inspiration to many and in the process becoming icons of our national identity. Yet few realize that this best-selling series wandered far from the actual history of the Ingalls family and from what Laura herself understood to be central truths about pioneer life.

Brought to you by Penguin. The incredible, Sunday Times bestselling follow-up to one of the most talked about books of the decade, The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After walking 630 miles homeless along The Salt Path, the windswept and wild English...

Host Jack Maddox investigates the unwritten codes that governed life and death on the American frontier, testing legendary rules of honor against brutal historical reality. Through famous gunfights and court records, discover whether the West's code of conduct was genuinely followed or simply frontier mythology. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

When wealthy Wyoming cattle barons hired an army of assassins with a 70-name death list in 1892, they nearly got away with mass murder — protected by corrupt courts, complicit cavalry, and a president who looked the other way. Host Jack Maddox uncovers the documented conspiracy, explosive trials, and brutal class warfare that defined America's most notorious range war. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO WILD SWANS, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SENSATION A Book of the Year in The Times; Daily Telegraph; Financial Times and Waterstones 'A must-read … magnificent’ DAILY TELEGRAPH ***** 'Beautiful and moving'...

Host Jack Maddox digs into historical records, ledgers, and accounts of Abilene, Kansas—the original cowtown—to reveal how a tiny prairie village became the fulcrum of American cattle trade and shaped Wild West mythology. Each episode examines a different dimension of Abilene's story through the documents and data left behind. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Host Jack Maddox takes you into America's most notorious gold rush town through the raw, unfiltered voices of frontier newspapers and eyewitnesses who lived it. Experience Deadwood's chaos, corruption, and fortune-seeking frenzy as it actually unfolded—complete with mud, gunsmoke, and the desperate journalism that chronicled it all. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

Journey through the rich history and vibrant customs of Ireland and its people with Wild Irishman. This podcast features the unapologetically critical perspective of Englishman Thomas Crosland, whose views reflect the prejudices of his time in the late 1800s. Published in 1905, Croslands commentary comes from an era when many American cities displayed signs reading, No Irish Need Apply. As a proud Irishman myself, I encourage listeners‚Aîespecially those of Irish descent‚Aîto approach this work with an open mind, acknowledging its historical context, whether you choose to engage with it ...

The Adirondack region of New York's rural North Country forms the nation's largest State Park, with a territory as large as Vermont. Planning experts view the APA as a triumph of sustainability that balances human activity with the preservation of wild ecosystems. The truth isn't as pretty. The story of the APA, told here for the first time, is a complex, troubled tale of political dueling and communities pushed to the brink of violence.

Host Vv Steele takes you inside history's most jaw-dropping parties — from surreal masked balls and champagne-soaked multi-day celebrations to legendary annual bashes that became cultural phenomena. Explore the wild stories, eccentric hosts, and over-the-top spectacles that transformed ordinary gatherings into unforgettable events.For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

William Neal, who called himself "Wild Bill Cody," was seductive and skillful at separating love-struck women from their money, and ultimately, their lives. Apprehended by police, Neal, who proclaimed himself “better than Ted Bundy,” pleaded guilty to three murders then insisted on representing himself at his death penalty trial. But the psychopathic killer found himself up against the incredible courage of his one surviving victim.

Where Mercy Dies is a haunting Western fiction podcast set in the brutal heart of the American frontier. Each season tells a slow-burning story of revenge and survival through the eyes of those the West tried to bury—an orphan girl with a rifle, a scarred widow riding alone, a drifter with blood on her boots.In a land where lawmen are killers and mercy gets you killed, justice is carved from grit, silence, and fire. With sparse dialogue, cinematic realism, and a voice soaked in dust and grief, Where Mercy Dies brings you tales of transformation—where the overlooked become the most feared. ...

How does it feel to play your last college game and land on the cover of Sports Illustrated? What was it like to be a part of the team that won the University of Kentucky’s first national championship ever? Listeners will find the answer to these questions and so much more in Ryan Clark’s newly updated edition of Game of My Life: Kentucky Wildcats. Clark takes listeners into the arena and onto the court with this in-depth look at the legends of Kentucky basketball.

Join acclaimed travel writer and incurably curious hiker Tom Chesshyre in this celebration of the Peak District, Britain’s first National Park, on its 75th anniversary 'Funny, fair and honest, and effortlessly readable' Matthew Parris In the heart of England lies a fascinating landscape of...

Our insatiable demand for animals - for jewelry, pets, medicine, meat, trophies, and fur - is driving a worldwide poaching epidemic, threatening the continued existence of countless species. Rachel Nuwer, an award-winning science journalist with a background in ecology, takes listeners on a narrative journey to the front lines of the trade: to killing fields in Africa, traditional medicine black markets in China, and wild meat restaurants in Vietnam. Through exhaustive first-hand reporting that took her to 10 countries, Nuwer explores the forces currently driving the demand.

Today, it is difficult to imagine a living room without a sofa. When the first sofas on record were delivered in 17th-century France, the result was a radical reinvention of interior space. Symptomatic of a new age of casualness and comfort, the sofa ushered in an era known as the golden age of conversation; as the first piece of furniture designed for two, it was also considered an invitation to seduction. With the sofa came many other changes in interior space we now take for granted: private bedrooms, bathrooms, and the original living rooms.

> In 1860, an eccentric Irish police officer named Robert O'Hara Burke led a cavalcade of camels, wagons and men out of Melbourne. Accompanied by William Wills, a shy English scientist, he was prepared to risk everything to become the first European to cross the Australian continent. A few months later, an ancient coolibah tree at Cooper Creek bore a strange carving: 'Dig Under 3ft NW'. Burke, Wills and five other men were dead.

In Wilderlands, archaeologist Eloise Kane unearths 12,000 years of our changing relationship with and influence on the landscape. Through prehistory, Roman occupation, the Middle Ages and beyond, we see the unfamiliar beasts of our old wild make way for species such as brown hare and fallow deer, now romanticised as eternal symbols of the British countryside, but introduced much later than we might think. Places free from our influence haven't existed for a very long time. But Eloise Kane invites us to rethink our definition of the wild - not as separate from us.

¿Te has preguntado alguna vez qué secretos esconden las vidas de las personalidades más fascinantes de la historia? Jordi Wild te lleva en un viaje íntimo por las biografías más impactantes en este podcast que revoluciona el género biográfico. Cada episodio desvela los momentos decisivos, las luchas ocultas y los triunfos extraordinarios de figuras que marcaron el mundo. Desde genios incomprendidos hasta revolucionarios visionarios, Jordi Wild desentraña las historias humanas detrás de los grandes nombres con su estilo único y directo. Con una narrativa envolvente y una ...

Host Jack Maddox reconstructs real vigilante cases from America's lawless frontier, using historical records and eyewitness accounts to examine citizens who took justice into their own hands. Each episode questions where the line falls between keeping order and committing murder when there's no law to enforce it. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai