{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Broad History","title":"The American Frontier you never hear about (Megan Kate Nelson, part 1)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7dd6300c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2402,"description":"The Western frontier is a foundational myth of the United States. Historian Megan Kate Nelson is here to complicate it with the stories of women who do not at all fit the image of the American pioneer you probably imagine. In part 1 of this two-parter conversation, she (re)introduces us to Sacajawea, the Native American woman who led the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific, and Gertrudis Barceló, an infamous gambling entrepreneur who became one of the richest people in the New Mexico territory.Members can listen to both parts of this conversation right away. Sign up at www.broadhistory.com/membership. What do you think?Read & comment at broadhistory.comEmail me: isa@broadhistory.comJump to: Get the book 🇺🇸 Buy \"The Westerners\" in the US bookstore🇬🇧 Shop in the UK bookshop(Affiliate bookshop.org links support Broad History and indie bookstores. \"The Westerners\" is not yet available in the UK unless as an import.)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BR4UAONFPtQAbjdCzu8sEpojROQm7IqAM92ijb46AcU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTBh/ODM0NDQ4YTcwNzVh/NmYzNDk2NWU3NmIz/MWJiZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}