The Bozeman Trail and the Fetterman Massacre

De: Jerry Robbins

Narrado por: Jerry Robbins, The Colonial Radio Players

Had it not been for Custer's defeat at the Little Big Horn, the story of The Bozeman Trail and the Fetterman Massacre would be known to every American today as one of our worst military disasters.

While it was a defeat for the US Cavalry, it was a victory for all the Native Americans, for after the battle, Red Cloud signed a peace agreement with the US and, "For the first time in its history the United States Government had negotiated a peace which conceded everything demanded by the enemy and which extracted nothing in return."

Here is the story of that battle, dramatized for audio by the award-winning Colonial Radio Theatre. Complete with a full cast, music score, and thousands of sound effects, this production will put you in the middle of the action.

©1999 The Colonial Radio Theatre (P)1999 The Colonial Radio Theatre

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I enjoyed this radio reenactment of this historical event. I have loved many of the colonial radio players stories and plan on listening to more. so go ahead and give this one a shot,

All The Charm of a 1960's Western

There are a number of obstacles when it comes to working in a strictly audio format. The performance was not bad in the same sense as a highschool play isn't bad. That is to say, it wasn't exactly good, either.
I appreciate the narrative voice in telling the story and appreciate the point that Fetterman, like Custer, genuinely had it coming to them.
My biggest critique was the depiction of Red Cloud, complete with the formulaic 'redface' deep voice and broken English, set to the backdrop of the most painfully stereotypical drums and flutes. It was not a flattering invocation and going forward, I hope the Colonial Radio Players make a few evaluations of their creative direction.