Wild America

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Welcome to Wild America! My name is Sam Walker, the creator, researcher, and writer behind this channel. Together, we will explore the legendary heroes of the Wild West, the fascinating tales of Mountain Men, the origins of Native American tribes, epic battles, and the captivating prehistory of our nation. Our Creative Process: Every documentary on this channel is the result of hours of deep historical research, original scriptwriting, and careful video editing. To ensure the highest quality audio experience and an immersive atmosphere, we use advanced text-to-speech technology to narrate our original, human-written scripts. Perfect for history buffs and those who love to learn while they sleep, our channel brings you epic tales of bravery and innovation. Discover the real American Frontier, the most legendary American Tribes, and true historical facts—all in one place. Join us and dive deep into the heart of America’s past. ©️ Wild America. All rights reserved.

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What Was a Froe? The Cabin Tool That Split Boards the Way Mountain Men Needed

What Was a Froe? The Cabin Tool That Split Boards the Way Mountain Men Needed Wild America

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What Was a Warmer Stone? The Mountain Men’s Primitive Heat Pack You’ve Never Heard Of

What Was a Warmer Stone? The Mountain Men’s Primitive Heat Pack You’ve Never Heard Of Wild America

1.7K views - 4 weeks ago

What Was a Chimney Notch? The Lazy Man’s Draft That Saved Lives

What Was a Chimney Notch? The Lazy Man’s Draft That Saved Lives Wild America

2.3K views - 1 month ago

The Other Lonely Rangers: The Forgotten Lives of America’s Basque Sheepherders

The Other Lonely Rangers: The Forgotten Lives of America’s Basque Sheepherders Wild America

3.1K views - 1 month ago

What Is Meat Tree? The Mountain Men’s Winter Preservation Method You’ve Never Heard Of

What Is Meat Tree? The Mountain Men’s Winter Preservation Method You’ve Never Heard Of Wild America

3.5K views - 1 month ago

What Was a Bear Grease Coat? The Winter Armor You’ve Never Heard Of

What Was a Bear Grease Coat? The Winter Armor You’ve Never Heard Of Wild America

17.2K views - 1 month ago

10 Ways Sodbusters Heated Homes Without Wood

10 Ways Sodbusters Heated Homes Without Wood Wild America

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10 Forgotten Skills Mormon Children Learned Before Age 12

10 Forgotten Skills Mormon Children Learned Before Age 12 Wild America

1.6K views - 1 month ago

10 Handcart “Hacks” That Made the Impossible Journey Possible

10 Handcart “Hacks” That Made the Impossible Journey Possible Wild America

1.1K views - 1 month ago

How a Mountain Man Survived the Savage Seasons of the 18th Century Frontier

How a Mountain Man Survived the Savage Seasons of the 18th Century Frontier Wild America

8.2K views - 1 month ago

10 ‘Genius’ Engineering Ideas Mormon Settlers Used to Build Towns in the Desert

10 ‘Genius’ Engineering Ideas Mormon Settlers Used to Build Towns in the Desert Wild America

1.3K views - 1 month ago

What Was a Legging Knife? The Mountain Men’s Hidden Blade You’ve Never Heard Of

What Was a Legging Knife? The Mountain Men’s Hidden Blade You’ve Never Heard Of Wild America

64.3K views - 1 month ago

The Winter of 1827 When Mountain Men Realized Wet Clothing Was More Dangerous Than Cold

The Winter of 1827 When Mountain Men Realized Wet Clothing Was More Dangerous Than Cold Wild America

2.9K views - 1 month ago

How Civil War Soldiers Made Gunpowder From Charcoal and Urine

How Civil War Soldiers Made Gunpowder From Charcoal and Urine Wild America

24.4K views - 1 month ago

What Was a Trapper’s Pack? The Mountain Men’s 80 Pound Carry System You’ve Never Heard Of

What Was a Trapper’s Pack? The Mountain Men’s 80 Pound Carry System You’ve Never Heard Of Wild America

20.4K views - 1 month ago

The Winter of 1833 When Mountain Men Built Fires That Burned All Night Without Tending

The Winter of 1833 When Mountain Men Built Fires That Burned All Night Without Tending Wild America

5.2K views - 1 month ago

What Is a Dirt Floor Tamp? The Cabin Building Method Frontiersmen Used to Survive Winters

What Is a Dirt Floor Tamp? The Cabin Building Method Frontiersmen Used to Survive Winters Wild America

2.6K views - 3 months ago

5 Construction Methods Mormon Builders Used to Make Cabins Storm Proof

5 Construction Methods Mormon Builders Used to Make Cabins Storm Proof Wild America

1.1K views - 3 months ago

How the Comanche Made Their Horse Gear From Wood and Hide

How the Comanche Made Their Horse Gear From Wood and Hide Wild America

6.5K views - 3 months ago

What Is a French Drain? The Cabin Foundation Trick That Saved Frontier Homes

What Is a French Drain? The Cabin Foundation Trick That Saved Frontier Homes Wild America

1.7K views - 3 months ago

What Is a Puncheon Floor The Heavy Cabin Plank Mountain Men Built Without Saws

What Is a Puncheon Floor The Heavy Cabin Plank Mountain Men Built Without Saws Wild America

3.8K views - 3 months ago

5 Clever Methods Sodbusters Used to Find Water in the Middle of Nowhere

5 Clever Methods Sodbusters Used to Find Water in the Middle of Nowhere Wild America

1.3K views - 3 months ago

What Is a Saddle Notch Lock? The Cabin Joinery Mountain Men Used to Build Walls That Never Shifted

What Is a Saddle Notch Lock? The Cabin Joinery Mountain Men Used to Build Walls That Never Shifted Wild America

1.8K views - 3 months ago

7 Tools Every Mormon Pioneer Carried Across the Plains

7 Tools Every Mormon Pioneer Carried Across the Plains Wild America

2.8K views - 3 months ago

What Is a Broad Axe? The Cabin Building Tool Mountain Men Swore By

What Is a Broad Axe? The Cabin Building Tool Mountain Men Swore By Wild America

4.4K views - 3 months ago

What Is a Notching Scribe? The Cabin Layout Tool You’ve Never Heard Mountain Men Used

What Is a Notching Scribe? The Cabin Layout Tool You’ve Never Heard Mountain Men Used Wild America

3.6K views - 3 months ago

The Winter of 1836 When Mountain Men Buried Their Cabins in Snow

The Winter of 1836 When Mountain Men Buried Their Cabins in Snow Wild America

139.7K views - 3 months ago

The Winter of 1886 That Froze the American Frontier.

The Winter of 1886 That Froze the American Frontier. Wild America

9.8K views - 3 months ago

How Frontiersmen Made Waterproof Cloaks From Animal Membrane and Resin

How Frontiersmen Made Waterproof Cloaks From Animal Membrane and Resin Wild America

1.9K views - 3 months ago

What Colonial Scouts Understood About Forest Acoustics That We Forgot

What Colonial Scouts Understood About Forest Acoustics That We Forgot Wild America

59K views - 3 months ago

5 Food Preservation Secrets the Mormon Frontier Perfected

5 Food Preservation Secrets the Mormon Frontier Perfected Wild America

771 views - 3 months ago

What Is a Buffalo Robe? The Mountain Men’s Blanket You’ve Never Heard Of

What Is a Buffalo Robe? The Mountain Men’s Blanket You’ve Never Heard Of Wild America

4.4K views - 3 months ago

7 ‘Genius’ Sod House Construction Tricks We Forgot

7 ‘Genius’ Sod House Construction Tricks We Forgot Wild America

670 views - 3 months ago

What Is a Frontier Bedroll? The Sleeping Setup You've Never Heard Of

What Is a Frontier Bedroll? The Sleeping Setup You've Never Heard Of Wild America

37.3K views - 3 months ago

What Comanche Understood About Reading Trees That We Forgot

What Comanche Understood About Reading Trees That We Forgot Wild America

1K views - 3 months ago

What Is a Capote? The Frontier Wool Garment You’ve Never Heard Of

What Is a Capote? The Frontier Wool Garment You’ve Never Heard Of Wild America

7.8K views - 3 months ago

How 300 Soldiers Ate, Slept & Survived Inside a Frontier Fort in the Middle of Indian Territory

How 300 Soldiers Ate, Slept & Survived Inside a Frontier Fort in the Middle of Indian Territory Wild America

2.3K views - 3 months ago

The Forgotten Christmas Meal of the American Frontier

The Forgotten Christmas Meal of the American Frontier Wild America

1.8K views - 3 months ago

10 Strange but Effective Fuels Sodbusters Burned to Survive Winter

10 Strange but Effective Fuels Sodbusters Burned to Survive Winter Wild America

747 views - 3 months ago

10 Tools Every Basque Immigrant Shepherd Carried Into the Mountain

10 Tools Every Basque Immigrant Shepherd Carried Into the Mountain Wild America

1.9K views - 3 months ago

What Is a Possibles Bag? The Mountain Men's Survival Pouch You've Never Heard Of

What Is a Possibles Bag? The Mountain Men's Survival Pouch You've Never Heard Of Wild America

44.8K views - 3 months ago

Colonial Americans Used a Wooden Heating Trick That Modern Homes Can't Replicate

Colonial Americans Used a Wooden Heating Trick That Modern Homes Can't Replicate Wild America

1.2K views - 3 months ago

The Entire History of The Sioux Tribes – FULL DOCUMENTARY

The Entire History of The Sioux Tribes – FULL DOCUMENTARY Wild America

18.1K views - 3 months ago

How Frontier Families Survived the Coldest Christmas in the Wilderness

How Frontier Families Survived the Coldest Christmas in the Wilderness Wild America

910 views - 3 months ago

The Forgotten Christmas Traditions of America’s Mountain Men

The Forgotten Christmas Traditions of America’s Mountain Men Wild America

1.1K views - 3 months ago

How Did Captains Live Inside Remote Frontier Forts

How Did Captains Live Inside Remote Frontier Forts Wild America

1.3K views - 3 months ago

What Log Builders Understood About Rot Proof Timber That We Forgot

What Log Builders Understood About Rot Proof Timber That We Forgot Wild America

613 views - 3 months ago

10 Frontier Christmas Traditions That We Forgot

10 Frontier Christmas Traditions That We Forgot Wild America

27.2K views - 3 months ago

How Frontiersmen Built Off Grid Ice Houses to Preserve Meat for Months

How Frontiersmen Built Off Grid Ice Houses to Preserve Meat for Months Wild America

355 views - 3 months ago

What Colonial Blacksmiths Understood About Iron That We Forgot

What Colonial Blacksmiths Understood About Iron That We Forgot Wild America

1.8K views - 3 months ago

What Mountain Men Really Did on Christmas in the Wilderness

What Mountain Men Really Did on Christmas in the Wilderness Wild America

1.5K views - 3 months ago

What Frontiersmen Understood About Woodcraft That Modern Builders Forgot

What Frontiersmen Understood About Woodcraft That Modern Builders Forgot Wild America

1.6K views - 4 months ago

What Native Tribes Understood About Natural Refrigeration That We Forgot

What Native Tribes Understood About Natural Refrigeration That We Forgot Wild America

962 views - 4 months ago

How Frontiersmen Turned Raw Land Into Livable Homesteads

How Frontiersmen Turned Raw Land Into Livable Homesteads Wild America

1K views - 4 months ago

How Frontiersmen Built Everything With Almost Nothing

How Frontiersmen Built Everything With Almost Nothing Wild America

1.7K views - 4 months ago

How Mountain Men Smoked Meat to Last 180 Days With Almost No Salt

How Mountain Men Smoked Meat to Last 180 Days With Almost No Salt Wild America

7.4K views - 4 months ago

How Frontiersmen Built Log Fences That Stopped Wolves, Bears… and Raiders

How Frontiersmen Built Log Fences That Stopped Wolves, Bears… and Raiders Wild America

1.1K views - 4 months ago

What Frontiersmen Understood About Crossing Swamps That We Forgot

What Frontiersmen Understood About Crossing Swamps That We Forgot Wild America

2.5K views - 4 months ago

How Mountain Men Turned Raw Animal Fat Into Their Most Important Survival Tool

How Mountain Men Turned Raw Animal Fat Into Their Most Important Survival Tool Wild America

4.8K views - 4 months ago

How Mountain Men Made “Bulletproof” Leather That Could Stop a Knife Cut

How Mountain Men Made “Bulletproof” Leather That Could Stop a Knife Cut Wild America

2.5K views - 4 months ago