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The American Buffalo

They were like walkinggold pieces." Frank Mayer. Frank Mayerfrom Pennsylvania sank...

They were like walking
gold pieces." Frank Mayer.
[Gunshot] Narrator: Frank Mayer
from Pennsylvania sank everything he owned
into a hunting outfit: wagons, mules, camp equipment, and firearms

Full Transcript

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They were like walking gold pieces."
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Frank Mayer. [Gunshot]
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Narrator: Frank Mayer from Pennsylvania
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sank everything he owned into a hunting outfit:
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wagons, mules,
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camp equipment, and firearms.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:00
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
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 "The only way to ensure the perpetuation - The American Buffalo 00:15
"The only way to ensure the perpetuation
S01 • E01 They called themselves "buffalo runners" - The American Buffalo 00:15
They called themselves "buffalo runners"
S01 • E02 The idea that citizens of the United States - The American Buffalo 00:12
The idea that citizens of the United States
S01 • E01 The notion of galloping up on a trusty steed - The American Buffalo 00:12
The notion of galloping up on a trusty steed
S01 • E02 But it was also tied up with his - The American Buffalo 00:08
But it was also tied up with his
S01 • E01 That's very different, of course, from how - The American Buffalo 00:08
That's very different, of course, from how
S01 • E02 Narrator: One of the most prominent founders - The American Buffalo 00:14
Narrator: One of the most prominent founders
S01 • E01 Narrator: For newcomers, Frank Mayer said, - The American Buffalo 00:20
Narrator: For newcomers, Frank Mayer said,
S01 • E02 He was also a leading proponent of a new - The American Buffalo 00:08
He was also a leading proponent of a new
S01 • E02 It falsely claimed, with no evidence, - The American Buffalo 00:17
It falsely claimed, with no evidence,
S01 • E01 And the rifles they used often required - The American Buffalo 00:08
And the rifles they used often required
S01 • E01 "I wanted efficiency." - The American Buffalo 00:14
"I wanted efficiency."
S01 • E02 At the top were certain tall, blue-eyed white Protestants-- - The American Buffalo 00:13
At the top were certain tall, blue-eyed white Protestants--
S01 • E01 Sharps responded with a series of new models, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Sharps responded with a series of new models,
S01 • E02 Everyone else was catalogued in a descending order - The American Buffalo 00:07
Everyone else was catalogued in a descending order
S01 • E01 The rifles weighed 12 to 16 pounds, - The American Buffalo 00:22
The rifles weighed 12 to 16 pounds,
S01 • E02 Madison Grant would eventually put his racist theories - The American Buffalo 00:16
Madison Grant would eventually put his racist theories
S01 • E02 Nijhuis: Hornaday was stridently anti-Catholic, - The American Buffalo 00:07
Nijhuis: Hornaday was stridently anti-Catholic,
S01 • E01 [Gunshot echoes] - The American Buffalo 00:17
[Gunshot echoes]
S01 • E02 He blamed Italian Americans and African Americans, - The American Buffalo 00:10
He blamed Italian Americans and African Americans,