Playing Indian
Description
In this authentic drama of the Old West, Colonel Paul H. Bryant and Stephen B. Aitken of the U.S. Army, with the help of William Woodson, put on the air the exciting tales of Fort Laramie in the 1870's. Captain Lee Quince and Sergeant Gorse are the leading characters in a cast of dozens of rugged, colorful men and women who settled the frontier.
Captain Quince baits a trap for a band of horse thieves and murderers who are trying to make the cavalry think they are Arapahos. The first show of the series.
This true-to-life Western drama features Colonel Paul H. Bryant and Stephen B. Aitken from the U.S. Army, working with William Woodson to bring you thrilling stories from Fort Laramie during the 1870's. Captain Lee Quince and Sergeant Gorse lead a large group of tough, interesting men and women who made their homes on the frontier.
Fort Laramie was a significant 19th-century trading post, diplomatic site, and military installation located at the confluence of the Laramie and the North Platte Rivers. They joined in the upper Platte River Valley in the eastern part of the present-day US state of Wyoming. The fort was founded as a private trading post in the 1830s to service the overland fur trade; in 1849, it was purchased by the United States Army. The site was located east of the long climb leading to the best and lowest crossing over the Rocky Mountains at South Pass and became a popular stop for migrants on the Oregon Trail. Along with Bent's Fort on the Arkansas River, the trading post and its supporting industries and businesses were the most significant economic hub of commerce in the region.
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