Sheep in the Old West

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West - A podcast by Dr. Ken Turner - Martedì

Columbus, Cortes and other explorers brought sheep to the Americas. The California gold rush miners needed food; sheep was the answer. "Uncle Dick" Wootton bought 9,000 sheep, after a fight with a Ute Chief and crossing the Sierra Nevadas he made a $50,000 profit.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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