{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Road Trip Stories: The History","title":"Fort Smith: A Double-Edged Sword (1/3)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f91a5f9c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1168,"description":"Part one of our series on Fort Smith National Historic Site.This episode explores the birth of Fort Smith, an outpost built on the American frontier to manage a violent conflict the U.S. government itself created. The story follows the fort from its origins as a lonely stockade to its role as a tragic witness to the Trail of Tears, and finally, as a contested prize during the Civil War. It is a story of how a tool of federal policy became entangled in the nation's greatest tragedies.This episode is made possible by Rothberg Realty Group, one of the nation's most trusted real estate teams.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/y5FeBVmKPKzSGHUTDvbPiiDemcEphi5WPaytI5EPbvw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YWZh/N2UyOTFjODZjN2Fm/ZjdiZDExMWFmMWI3/YzJiYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}