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The American Buffalo

"We called ita scarcity of buffalo, "and my dreams of fortune--they grew dimmer and dimmer...

"We called it
a scarcity of buffalo, "and my dreams of fortune--
they grew dimmer and dimmer as the months went by." Frank Mayer

Full Transcript

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"We called it a scarcity of buffalo,
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"and my dreams of fortune-- they grew dimmer and dimmer
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as the months went by."
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Frank Mayer.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:26
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 • E01 Narrator: The hide yards at Dodge City now stood empty. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Narrator: The hide yards at Dodge City now stood empty.
S01 • E01 But south of the Arkansas River-- - The American Buffalo 00:15
But south of the Arkansas River--
S01 • E02 It was actually to preserve them so that - The American Buffalo 00:12
It was actually to preserve them so that
S01 • E01 The Vermonter J. Wright Mooar crossed over to investigate. - The American Buffalo 00:06
The Vermonter J. Wright Mooar crossed over to investigate.
S01 • E01 [Galloping hoofbeats] "For five days," he said, - The American Buffalo 00:21
[Galloping hoofbeats] "For five days," he said,
S01 • E02 There was no interest, at that time, - The American Buffalo 00:09
There was no interest, at that time,
S01 • E02 There was an interest in creating small landscapes, - The American Buffalo 00:10
There was an interest in creating small landscapes,
S01 • E02 Narrator: Of all the unlikely places where - The American Buffalo 00:15
Narrator: Of all the unlikely places where
S01 • E01 "If I were a buffalo hunter," the officer replied, - The American Buffalo 00:24
"If I were a buffalo hunter," the officer replied,
S01 • E02 Covering 24,000 acres and surrounded by - The American Buffalo 00:13
Covering 24,000 acres and surrounded by
S01 • E01 If you cut the legs from under that economy, then you're not - The American Buffalo 00:07
If you cut the legs from under that economy, then you'r...
S01 • E02 For years, he had stocked his estate - The American Buffalo 00:12
For years, he had stocked his estate
S01 • E01 The army was a facilitator in the destruction of the bison. - The American Buffalo 00:06
The army was a facilitator in the destruction of the bison.
S01 • E01 They didn't do it themselves, but they certainly helped it - The American Buffalo 00:07
They didn't do it themselves, but they certainly helped...
S01 • E01 I think it was a deliberate policy - The American Buffalo 00:08
I think it was a deliberate policy
S01 • E02 Corbin had also purchased 10 bison - The American Buffalo 00:10
Corbin had also purchased 10 bison
S01 • E01 It was not something that they wrote down - The American Buffalo 00:08
It was not something that they wrote down
S01 • E02 By 1904, Corbin's heirs owned a herd of 160. - The American Buffalo 00:07
By 1904, Corbin's heirs owned a herd of 160.
S01 • E01 But, I think, through all sorts of informal practices - The American Buffalo 00:14
But, I think, through all sorts of informal practices
S01 • E02 That same year, the family agreed to provide - The American Buffalo 00:28
That same year, the family agreed to provide