5 Bizarre Traditions of the Mountain Men You've Never Heard Of

He traded fifteen rifles and fifteen blankets … to marry a Native woman… Without priests, and no wedding ring… he simply laid out his trading goods on the ground for bartering… But… did the woman choose him—or was he chosen for her? How many deals like that do we call history—and how many do we call love? … And what other bizarre traditions did mountain men practice back in the day? This episode is what the history books won’t say. But we will. My name is Sam, and this is Wild America. #bizarrehistory #mountainmen #history ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bak... https://hobblecreek.us/blog/entry/the... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl_Woman https://www.beckwourth.org/Biography/... https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B... https://www.redhawktrading.com/jargon... https://uark.pressbooks.pub/ethnohist... https://assets.cambridge.org/052158/4... https://alfredjacobmiller.com/explore... https://bearsbutt.com/2011/06/07/moun... https://mhs.mt.gov/education/Textbook... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_M... https://museumofthemountainman.com/qu... https://hughglass.org/rocky-mountain-... https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthrea... https://eh.net/encyclopedia/the-econo... https://library.josephy.org/2021/04/h... https://www.dukascopy.com/traderconte... https://www.lewisandclark.travel/even... https://study.com/academy/lesson/moun... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountai... https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl... https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriag... ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:44 - Intermarriage 00:09:36 - Hybrid Tongues 00:17:15 - Pelt Currency 00:22:39 - Mock Battles 00:26:16 - Taking on New Names ———————————————————————————————————————————————— All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of said material, please contact me via my email in the "about" page on my channel. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Wild America sometimes utilizes similar historical images, AI representations and footage for dramatic effect. I do my best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Wild America is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are American history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas. ————————————————————————————————————————————————