Lean John’s Ride

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West - A podcast by Dr. Ken Turner - Tuesdays

The fifty soldiers at Fort Hill in Los Angeles were surrounded by five hundred native Californians. Lean John was chosen to ride for help. A horse was shot out from under him, he still rode over 500 miles, in five days on ten horses. The fastest ride from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices