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The American Buffalo

It was 1881, a year when themarket surged for buffalo hide and for expanding railroads, as...

It was 1881, a year when the
market surged for buffalo hide and for expanding railroads, as hunters and their
big guns kept moving west, across the great plains
and into the Rocky Mountains

Full Transcript

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It was 1881,
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a year when the market surged for buffalo hide
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and for expanding railroads,
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as hunters and their big guns kept moving west,
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across the great plains and into the Rocky Mountains.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:33
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
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 • E02 William T. Hornaday quickly reported back - The American Buffalo 00:10
William T. Hornaday quickly reported back
S01 • E01 Even the waste wasn't wasted. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Even the waste wasn't wasted.
S01 • E01 And, even then, they were used in some of the ceremonies, - The American Buffalo 00:07
And, even then, they were used in some of the ceremonies,
S01 • E02 At age 32, Hornaday had already gained a reputation - The American Buffalo 00:25
At age 32, Hornaday had already gained a reputation
S01 NARRATOR: That same year, - The American Buffalo 00:08
NARRATOR: That same year,
S01 • E01 Momaday: It gives itself to the people as a sacrifice. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Momaday: It gives itself to the people as a sacrifice.
S01 • E01 "Here I am; you can make use of me. - The American Buffalo 00:05
"Here I am; you can make use of me.
S01 Soon, 5,000 hide hunters and skinners were spilling - The American Buffalo 00:16
Soon, 5,000 hide hunters and skinners were spilling
S01 • E01 We can be related on a spiritual plane." - The American Buffalo 00:14
We can be related on a spiritual plane."
S01 Blocking the great ranges and rendering it impossible - The American Buffalo 00:14
Blocking the great ranges and rendering it impossible
S01 • E02 Now he set his sights on the American buffalo. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Now he set his sights on the American buffalo.
S01 • E01 Momaday: So, when they did something wrong, - The American Buffalo 00:12
Momaday: So, when they did something wrong,
S01 • E02 Nijhuis: He wrote to people, all over the Plains and said, - The American Buffalo 00:07
Nijhuis: He wrote to people, all over the Plains and said,
S01 • E02 Our collection needs them." - The American Buffalo 00:09
Our collection needs them."
S01 Meanwhile, in New York, - The American Buffalo 00:16
Meanwhile, in New York,
S01 • E02 There are no more bison." - The American Buffalo 00:09
There are no more bison."
S01 • E01 You will have to find me, and it will not be easy." - The American Buffalo 00:43
You will have to find me, and it will not be easy."
S01 • E02 He described it as a "hammer blow to the head." - The American Buffalo 00:20
He described it as a "hammer blow to the head."
S01 During the hide-hunting on the southern Plains, - The American Buffalo 00:27
During the hide-hunting on the southern Plains,
S01 • E02 Narrator: But one of his correspondents - The American Buffalo 00:18
Narrator: But one of his correspondents