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Hornaday was soon crossing the rugged landscape
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The American Buffalo

Hornaday was soon crossingthe rugged landscape near the Missouri River Breaks, still...

Hornaday was soon crossing
the rugged landscape near the Missouri River Breaks, still strewn
with what he called the "ghastly monuments
of slaughter," and after two weeks
of fruitless searching, his party encountered
a few buffalo

Full Transcript

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Hornaday was soon crossing the rugged landscape
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near the Missouri River Breaks,
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still strewn with what he called
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the "ghastly monuments of slaughter,"
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and after two weeks of fruitless searching,
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his party encountered a few buffalo.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:12
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

A journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent's most iconic landscapes, tracing the mammal's evolution.
S01 The progress of the Northern Pacific Railroad, however, - The American Buffalo 00:09
The progress of the Northern Pacific Railroad, however,
S01 • E01 Narrator: The Cheyenne had followed them so closely - The American Buffalo 00:15
Narrator: The Cheyenne had followed them so closely
S01 The buffalo will disappear unless steps are taken to - The American Buffalo 00:08
The buffalo will disappear unless steps are taken to
S01 PUNKE: This is the era of the myth of inexhaustibility. - The American Buffalo 00:07
PUNKE: This is the era of the myth of inexhaustibility.
S01 • E01 "As I now think upon those days," - The American Buffalo 00:22
"As I now think upon those days,"
S01 • E02 They shot one old bull, but Hornaday considered it - The American Buffalo 00:12
They shot one old bull, but Hornaday considered it
S01 The belief that the West is so vast, - The American Buffalo 00:10
The belief that the West is so vast,
S01 • E02 They did manage to capture a small calf, - The American Buffalo 00:13
They did manage to capture a small calf,
S01 But it was so much in front of them what was happening - The American Buffalo 00:08
But it was so much in front of them what was happening
S01 It became more and more difficult to find buffalo. - The American Buffalo 00:05
It became more and more difficult to find buffalo.
S01 • E02 He was back in Montana by September, - The American Buffalo 00:09
He was back in Montana by September,
S01 • E01 Their skins are light-colored, and their ways are powerful. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Their skins are light-colored, and their ways are powerful.
S01 Like, they would find herds that were comprised - The American Buffalo 00:08
Like, they would find herds that were comprised
S01 • E01 These people do not follow the way of our great-grandfather. - The American Buffalo 00:06
These people do not follow the way of our great-grandfather.
S01 • E02 After two months, he and his crew finally found and killed - The American Buffalo 00:12
After two months, he and his crew finally found and killed
S01 But there also was a capacity to deny and to believe - The American Buffalo 00:09
But there also was a capacity to deny and to believe
S01 Gone into the next territory. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Gone into the next territory.
S01 • E02 In its body, Hornaday found 4 bullets from previous hunters. - The American Buffalo 00:08
In its body, Hornaday found 4 bullets from previous hunters.
S01 • E01 Narrator: In 1492, Christopher Columbus, - The American Buffalo 00:14
Narrator: In 1492, Christopher Columbus,
S01 And, so, all of that kind of mixes together. - The American Buffalo 00:05
And, so, all of that kind of mixes together.