What ever happened to Wyatt and the Earp brothers with David de Haas

David de haas earps invade southern california

What ever happened to Wyatt and the Earp brothers with David de Haas

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David de Haas has written extensively on Old West history. He recently co-authored a book on a subject not written on before, the Earp bootlegging operation at the Sawtelle Old Soldiers’ Home in Sawtelle, California. We spoke about the Earp connection to the Civil War, veterans’ issues, and the book. The Earps Invade Southern California (University of North Texas Press, 2020)

1:12 – David talks about why he wrote about the Earps and the Old Soldiers’ Home.

3:41 – David talks about the Earp connection to the Mexican-American War and the US Civil War.

5:12 – David talks about the Earp connection to the Old Soldiers’ Home.

6:32 – David talks about homes for regular Army versus volunteer Army.

7:31 – David talks about the research [into] for the book.

9:02 – David talks about Sawtelle and the Soldiers’ Home.

12:55 – David talks about the criminal activity around the Old Soldiers’ Home.

15:50 – David talks about the home being a tourist attraction.

17:06 – David talks about the Earps bootlegging operation.

21:28 – David talks about the famous vets at the home.

23:49 – David talks about Confederate veterans at the home.

25:43 – David talks about investigations into the bootlegging.

27:41 – David talks about the superintendent of the home.

29:51 – David talks about newspaper coverage of the home and the Earps at the time.

34:35 – David talks about Parson having posted signs for water in the desert and having

made Santa Monica what it is.

37:25 – David talks about how the Earps ran their blind pig operation.

39:17 – David talks about the wars and battles the Earps had been involved in. He mentions the Wild West History Association.

42:44 – David talks about Earp motivations to join in the war.

45:19 – David talks about how mean the Earps’ father was when he led a wagon train.

49:32 – David talks about guns at the home.

51:59 – David talks about the research documents.

53:43 – David talks about where a lot of the Civil War veterans were from.

56:01 – David talks about the historian Lee Silva.

59:59 – David discusses Wyatt Earp’s life.

1:02:24 – David talks about the Earp family sticking together.

1:04:51 – David talks about one of the Earp’s friends dying on the Lusitania.

1:18:25 – David can be found at facebook under “Wild West Collectors”

1:22:04 – We discuss the Tombstone movie.

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Guests: David de Haas

Host: Cris Alvarez

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Peter Kuznick talks about the Cold War from 1942-1960 from the US and Soviet perspectives

Peter Kuznick Cold War

Peter Kuznick talks about the Cold War from 1942-1960 from the US and Soviet perspectives

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Peter Kuznick has studied, taught, and written on US and Cold War history for decades. He has also produced a documentary with Oliver Stone on the history of the United States, looking at neglected parts of American history. He went over the Cold War from 1942 to 1960 with me.

(THE AUDIO PLAYER IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST.)

Youtube version with graphics and maps – https://youtu.be/N-t1qpBJ1n4

1:15 – Diplomats met in Washington DC in 1942.

1:56 – The USSR was fighting in the East and wanted a second front in Europe.

2:48 – The US was not able to take back Soviet possessions in 1944.

3:43 – Harry Truman was nominated as Vice President over Henry Wallace.

4:42 – Roosevelt died in 1945 and Truman became President with little foreign affairs knowledge.

5:08 – Truman didn’t know about the atomic bomb.

10:40 – George Kennan writes a secret memo on the Cold War.

12:03 – There is a conflict over Iran in 1946.

12:45 – In 1949 the Chinese Revolution results in the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China.

13:01 – The USSR tests its own atomic bomb in August 1949.

13:09 – The Korean War begins in 1950.

13:41 – The US and UN retreats to South Korea.

16:03 – Soviets wanted US aid after WWII

17:43 – US wanted the UN.

18:34 – USSR cracks down on eastern European countries.

19:15 – The US was concerned about the Indochina and the Philippines in the 1950s.

19:49 – Pol Pot was in Vietnam

21:29 – March 5 1953 Stalin dies

26:21 – Peter did a documentary with Oliver Stone.

26:39 – Peter can be found at the American University website.

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https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/kuznick.cfm

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Guests: Peter Kuznick

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, academic, podcast, Gallery, American history, American Politics, Modern War, United States, Russia,

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