Part One: The Tumultuous Tale of Charles Rath and the Buffalo Hunters

Send us a textThe “Instigation of the Hide Trade” is part one of a six-part series entitled “Buffalo Days” episode one written and produced by Mike King provides a partial background of what leads up to the Buffalo Hide Trade. The story narrated by Brad Smalley describes the beginning of the fur trade in Kansas and how the expansion West over this vast prairie becomes a slaughtering ground of the American Bison. Prepare to step into the dusty boots of Charles Rath and the pioneering Buf...