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"The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life" is a classic work of American literature and travel writing by historian Francis Parkman, Jr. Publishing Details Original Serialization: 1847–1849 (in Knickerbocker's Magazine). First Book Publication: 1849 (originally titled The California and Oregon Trail). Executive Summary The book is a first-person account of Parkman's seven-month journey through the American West in 1846. At only 23 years old, Parkman (a wealthy Bostonian and Harvard graduate) set out from St. Louis with his cousin, Quincy Adams Shaw, not as a pioneer looking for a new home, but as a tourist and scholar. The narrative follows their trek through present-day Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado. Unlike many journals of the time that focused on the logistics of migration, Parkman's work is celebrated for its vivid, literary descriptions of the landscape and its detailed—though often biased—observations of the people he encountered. Full AUDIOBOOKS playlist 👇 https://rumble.com/playlists/RgUcHLiie64 ALL PLAYLISTS page, where you can find deep-dives on ALL of the most important topics facing our world today 👇 https://rumble.com/user/benwehrman/playlists 🌐 My website, where you can find my blog, podcast, and all other projects focused on bringing awakening content to as many truth-seeking souls as possible: https://benwehrman.com/ 📢⚡️ Join the free speech revolution on NOSTR, the decentralized social media network of the future: https://rumble.com/playlists/IKTigOwaaQ4 👕🔥 Shop Red Pill Merch - conversation-starting shirts: https://www.redpillthreads.com/ben

"The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life" is a classic work of American literature and travel writing by historian Francis Parkman, Jr. Publishing Details Original Serialization: 1847–1849 (in Knickerbocker's Magazine). First Book Publication: 1849 (originally titled The California and Oregon Trail). Executive Summary The book is a first-person account of Parkman's seven-month journey through the American West in 1846. At only 23 years old, Parkman (a wealthy Bostonian and Harvard graduate) set out from St. Louis with his cousin, Quincy Adams Shaw, not as a pioneer looking for a new home, but as a tourist and scholar. The narrative follows their trek through present-day Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado. Unlike many journals of the time that focused on the logistics of migration, Parkman's work is celebrated for its vivid, literary descriptions of the landscape and its detailed—though often biased—observations of the people he encountered. Full AUDIOBOOKS playlist 👇 https://rumble.com/playlists/RgUcHLiie64 ALL PLAYLISTS page, where you can find deep-dives on ALL of the most important topics facing our world today 👇 https://rumble.com/user/benwehrman/playlists 🌐 My website, where you can find my blog, podcast, and all other projects focused on bringing awakening content to as many truth-seeking souls as possible: https://benwehrman.com/ 📢⚡️ Join the free speech revolution on NOSTR, the decentralized social media network of the future: https://rumble.com/playlists/IKTigOwaaQ4 👕🔥 Shop Red Pill Merch - conversation-starting shirts: https://www.redpillthreads.com/ben

Published in 1921, Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881 is considered one of the most authentic and essential memoirs of the American West. James B. Gillett wrote the book decades after his service, providing a vivid, firsthand account of the transition of Texas from a lawless frontier to a settled state. Executive Summary The memoir follows Gillett’s career from his enlistment as a young man in the Texas Rangers' Frontier Battalion through his rise to Sergeant. It is less of a stylized "Western" and more of a gritty, professional log of the daily life, hardships, and specific missions of the Rangers during a pivotal six-year window. Full AUDIOBOOKS playlist 👇 https://rumble.com/playlists/RgUcHLiie64 ALL PLAYLISTS page, where you can find deep-dives on ALL of the most important topics facing our world today 👇 https://rumble.com/user/benwehrman/playlists 🌐 My website, where you can find my blog, podcast, and all other projects focused on bringing awakening content to as many truth-seeking souls as possible: https://benwehrman.com/ 📢⚡️ Join the free speech revolution on NOSTR, the decentralized social media network of the future: https://rumble.com/playlists/IKTigOwaaQ4 👕🔥 Shop Red Pill Merch - conversation-starting shirts: https://www.redpillthreads.com/ben

Fanny Kelly's memoir is a seminal work in the "captivity narrative" genre of 19th-century American literature. It details her harrowing five-month abduction following a deadly ambush on the Oregon Trail in July 1864. The book is notable for its vivid, often florid descriptions of frontier life, the internal politics of the Sioux tribes, and the complex psychological toll of survival. Full AUDIOBOOKS playlist 👇 https://rumble.com/playlists/RgUcHLiie64 ALL PLAYLISTS page, where you can find deep-dives on ALL of the most important topics facing our world today 👇 https://rumble.com/user/benwehrman/playlists 🌐 My website, where you can find my blog, podcast, and all other projects focused on bringing awakening content to as many truth-seeking souls as possible: https://benwehrman.com/ 📢⚡️ Join the free speech revolution on NOSTR, the decentralized social media network of the future: https://rumble.com/playlists/IKTigOwaaQ4 👕🔥 Shop Red Pill Merch - conversation-starting shirts: https://www.redpillthreads.com/ben

Con Price recalls the 1870s through the 1940s, growing up in Iowa and South Dakota before heading out on a cattle drive into Montana. Never dull, his life was full of experiences from cattle drives to Indian encounters to cattle wars to frontier romance. Full AUDIOBOOKS playlist 👇 https://rumble.com/playlists/RgUcHLiie64 ALL PLAYLISTS page, where you can find deep-dives on ALL of the most important topics facing our world today 👇 https://rumble.com/user/benwehrman/playlists 🌐 My website, where you can find my blog, podcast, and all other projects focused on bringing awakening content to as many truth-seeking souls as possible: https://benwehrman.com/ 📢⚡️ Join the free speech revolution on NOSTR, the decentralized social media network of the future: https://rumble.com/playlists/IKTigOwaaQ4 👕🔥 Shop Red Pill Merch - conversation-starting shirts: https://www.redpillthreads.com/ben

Sir John Bagot Glubb’s book is a short historical essay arguing that great empires follow a recurring life cycle, typically lasting about 250 years. Drawing on examples from ancient to modern history, Glubb suggests that the rise and fall of civilizations is driven more by moral and cultural change than by external enemies. Central Thesis Empires do not usually collapse because of sudden invasion or economic failure. Instead, they decay from within as values shift from duty and discipline to comfort, wealth, and self-indulgence. The Six Stages of Empire Glubb outlines a recurring pattern: The Age of Pioneers Courage, hardship, and exploration Strong sense of purpose and unity The Age of Conquests Military success Expansion and accumulation of power The Age of Commerce Trade and wealth creation Material prosperity increases The Age of Affluence Luxury, comfort, and consumerism Decline in self-discipline The Age of Intellect Emphasis on knowledge, debate, and criticism Skepticism toward tradition The Age of Decadence Moral relativism Loss of civic responsibility Internal division and entitlement Declining birth rates and reliance on outsiders This final stage precedes collapse or absorption by another power. Full AUDIOBOOKS playlist 👇 https://rumble.com/playlists/RgUcHLiie64 ALL PLAYLISTS page, where you can find deep-dives on ALL of the most important topics facing our world today 👇 https://rumble.com/user/benwehrman/playlists 🌐 My website, where you can find my blog, podcast, and all other projects focused on bringing awakening content to as many truth-seeking souls as possible: https://benwehrman.com/ 📢⚡️ Join the free speech revolution on NOSTR, the decentralized social media network of the future: https://rumble.com/playlists/IKTigOwaaQ4 👕🔥 Shop Red Pill Merch - conversation-starting shirts: https://www.redpillthreads.com/ben

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Common Sense is a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation. It was sold and distributed widely and read aloud at taverns and meeting places. In proportion to the population of the colonies at that time (2.5 million), it had the largest sale and circulation of any book published in American history. As of 2006, it remains the all-time best-selling American title. Common Sense made public a persuasive and impassioned case for independence, which had not yet been given serious intellectual consideration. Paine connected independence with common dissenting Protestant beliefs as a means to present a distinctly American political identity and structured Common Sense as if it were a sermon. Historian Gordon S. Wood described Common Sense as "the most incendiary and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era." FULL AUDIOBOOKS playlist 👇 https://rumble.com/playlists/RgUcHLiie64 ALL PLAYLISTS page, where you can find deep-dives on ALL of the most important topics facing our world today 👇 https://rumble.com/user/benwehrman/playlists 🌐 My website, where you can find my blog, podcast, and all other projects focused on bringing awakening content to as many truth-seeking souls as possible: https://benwehrman.com/ 📢⚡️ Join the free speech revolution on NOSTR, the decentralized social media network of the future: https://rumble.com/playlists/IKTigOwaaQ4 👕🔥 Shop Red Pill Merch - conversation-starting shirts: https://www.redpillthreads.com/ben

Two Hundred Years Together is a two-volume historical essay by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. It was written as a comprehensive history of Jews in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and modern Russia between the years 1795 and 1995, especially with regard to government attitudes toward Jews. Full TEXT VERSION: https://ia803108.us.archive.org/2/items/200YearsTogether/200%20Years%20Together.pdf FULL AUDIOBOOKS playlist 👇 https://rumble.com/playlists/RgUcHLiie64 ALL PLAYLISTS page, where you can find deep-dives on ALL of the most important topics facing our world today 👇 https://rumble.com/user/benwehrman/playlists 🌐 My website, where you can find my blog, podcast, and all other projects focused on bringing awakening content to as many truth-seeking souls as possible: https://benwehrman.com/ 📢⚡️ Join the free speech revolution on NOSTR, the decentralized social media network of the future: https://rumble.com/playlists/IKTigOwaaQ4 👕🔥 Shop Red Pill Merch - conversation-starting shirts: https://www.redpillthreads.com/ben