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The Great Chief Washakie
Washakie lived in 3 centuries and managed to navigate the politics of the west in the 19th century to get his chosen homeland.
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11. Homesteader vs. Cattle Baron: The Murder of Ellen Watson
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Homesteaders and big cattle ranches were pitted against each other in the late 19th century. Ellen Watson, along with her boyfriend, suffered a fate that was not uncommon in old-Wyoming
10. The Immigrant Trail: Manifesting Manifest Destiny
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Between 1834 and 1865 nearly half a million people moved across the United States. It was a dangerous and difficult trek for both them and the local inhabitants of the lands they crossed.
9. The Pathfinder
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Relations between the indigenous tribes and the white tribe were not always bad as is illustrated in an encounter between John Fremont's exploratory group and an Arapaho and Cheyenne war party in 1842.
8. Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming, and WWIII
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The U.S. Military has been a major influence in Wyoming since the late 1840's. Wyoming's Fort D.A. Russell has evolved from a frontier cavalry station to a prominent role in the nations nuclear defense. That of course means Wyoming would be the front line in World War III.
7. Interstate 80 and Elk Mountain
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The stretch of I-80 passing elk Mountain was the last to be completed. Local ranchers and highway officials warned the federal government that this was a bad location, but it fell on deaf ears. Now it is the most closed section of Interstate in the US.
2. Suffrage: A Noble First
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Wyoming has the distinction of being the first place to grant women the right to vote in elections. The movement took hold in the boom town of South Pass City.
4. The Handcarters: Tragedy on the High Plains
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Two groups of mormon immigrants, trying to get to a new homeland in Utah Territory, were caught in a horrible Wyoming storm.
1. The Battle of Crowheart Butte
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The first of a series of videos on Wyoming's history, this video explains the war between the Crow and Eastern Shoshone for the Wind River Basin, and how history can turn on a fight between just two men.
3. John Colter's Cold Walk
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In the Fall of 1807, John Colter set off on a trek that would last over 4 months. He became the first known white man to enter Wyoming, and his adventure ushered in what we know of now as the Mountain Man Era.
5. Butch Cassidy Slept Here
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A quick overview of the famous outlaws life. He might have been born Robert Leroy Parker in Circleville, Utah, but he became Butch Cassidy in Wyoming.
6. Wyoming: A Rose by Another Name
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The story of how the state of Wyoming got the name"Wyoming."
Wyoming History Trailer
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This channel will feature videos on the history of Wyoming and its influence on the American West.

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  • @IAM_ShelleyJo
    @IAM_ShelleyJo 12 днів тому

    WyOMingtite 61 years❣️ thank you for this❣️

  • @johngaither9263
    @johngaither9263 2 місяці тому

    When you consider the exact location and even the year it occurred is in question you begin to realize the short comings with oral history. Indians just like whites want to always appear to have acted and behaved better than they actually did. The individual combat probably happened. The details are questionable, and each tribe has their own spin on it.

  • @marysankey738
    @marysankey738 2 місяці тому

    I read that she and Jim were married. Great video.

  • @DMTaber
    @DMTaber 6 місяців тому

    Great storytelling. No incredible storytelling and story. I'm a new subscriber .

  • @sdw2is
    @sdw2is 7 місяців тому

    Her boyfriend? She was from Iowa.

  • @Corky3.0
    @Corky3.0 10 місяців тому

    Really enjoyed the video! I could have sworn the wind was trying to blow my car off the road the first night I drove through this terrifying stretch of road. The moon and the stars have to align justtt right in order for me to take this route again in winter!

  • @LucasSpeer2023
    @LucasSpeer2023 11 місяців тому

    This is a great video! Thanks for the information and for sharing the actual site of the tragic lynching.

  • @Baseman_73
    @Baseman_73 Рік тому

    This was a very interesting story, very well told. Have read everything I can get my hands on about the old west and native american history in particular. Have never read much details about this event, though.

  • @MissKittysWildWestAdventurers

    I came to your site looking for photos of Cattle Kate for my own video on her. I learned a lot from your video. Great job!

  • @MulletHead87
    @MulletHead87 Рік тому

    Constantly on the CB ["How Bout that Elk Mountain?"] Ahh...Double Nickel all the way thru, Lil Slick with some gust...not bad. How bout them Three Sisters? [EASY Up and Down]

  • @dwightchaos9449
    @dwightchaos9449 Рік тому

    I used to travel from Jackson to Casper regularly for years.. So I would drive by that butte thousands of times. I always heard they met on top of the mountain also… 😂 I always wondered if what I was told was true. That’s why I just looked this up. I used to get warnings of going through that area also. I was told to never pull over for a broke down car in the middle of the night in between the Pavilion cut to the highway and Dubois. It was how the Natives in the area would Rob people. There’s a huge Wind River Rez right there. I also used to stop at a little tiny bar in that area with a metal door. It had one of them slide things that would open so the owner could take a look at you and decide to let ya in or not. The owner personally showed me bullet holes, shotgun blasts, in the door and the bar from drunk Natives that he would refuse service after hours from. I had also noticed he had a shotgun himself behind the bar.. I also use to Deep root feed those spruce trees in front of the crowheart school for free. It’s been awhile, but they were like 4” tall at the time. In the late 90s, early 00s we would regularly stop and get drinks to go through the drive throughs. Bloody Mary’s usually… but strong as fuk!

  • @BRITTANYFREI
    @BRITTANYFREI Рік тому

    Happy to find this channel! Led here researching the Corps of Discovery for fourth grade Westward Expansion. It's been an interesting rabbit hole to go down! I feel so many of the men such as Colter are under-represented in the average WWE history lesson. It's a shame because they have some very powerful stories that lend to the subjective aspect of the various experiences of people back then. No doubt certain consistent experiences could've led to a grander scale of assumptions in culture, and the opposite as well if information was not taken into account.

  • @bradbarlage5760
    @bradbarlage5760 Рік тому

    Well researched and informative. What a journey. Hard times pulling a cart across harsh terrain let alone during a early season blizzard..

  • @Josephthe4th
    @Josephthe4th Рік тому

    Etta Place was not a school teacher. Sorry. But not sorry. Do you have any stories about Etta in Wyoming? Say 1896-1900?

  • @gavnonadoroge3092
    @gavnonadoroge3092 Рік тому

    Wyoming History Channel, if this was truly trucking industry that pushed this route, then the next year, in 1971, a bypass route, along the original route, would have been built. Yet here we are years into this mess, 2023, and no bypass is built.

  • @taztaztaz
    @taztaztaz Рік тому

    driven semi for years across all parts of Wyoming and seen all these names on signs for towns, parks, rivers, mountains, etc… its so cool to hear the history behind all the names.. thanks!

  • @JohnBrown-no4od
    @JohnBrown-no4od 2 роки тому

    Nice video, Sam!

  • @WyoTrickRoper
    @WyoTrickRoper 2 роки тому

    Excellent video, thank you

  • @cruisin682002
    @cruisin682002 2 роки тому

    I was Born and Raised in Worland, Wyoming, my parents and I left Jackson Hole in 1959 and now as I have no Relatives left, I am coming back to Wyoming to hopefully buy a place somewhere from Worland to Lander and my Father told me about this battle of the Shoshone and Crow Chiefs having this occurrence but not to the IN DEPTH way that You Sir has described this Historical Event ! You got me VERY Interested More in the History of Wyoming !!! Therefore I Subscribed to get More of Your EXEMPLARY , FANTASTIC ,and INTERESTING History Lessons !!! THANK YOU Ever So Much ! You have a New FAN !!!

    • @wyominghistorychannel1361
      @wyominghistorychannel1361 2 роки тому

      I love messages like this. It really makes the work worth it. Thank you.

    • @dwightchaos9449
      @dwightchaos9449 Рік тому

      Y’all should have never left Jackson. You’d be millionaires. Not that you’d want to live there currently. Traffic is crazy at different times of the year, too many people that don’t live here full time want to determine how those that have been living here live. Just saying it would have been a great move as far as your family is concerned. I’ve been living in the Jackson/Alpine area for the last 25+ years. Beautiful place. Winters can be brutal, but I really think it’s the one of the most amazing and beautiful places in the entire world. Great fishing, hunting, out door activities if you are into that.. not sure if you’ve been to worland area much or lately.. but I’d grab land south of Jackson before Worland. But I grew up in Wisconsin. So I need more greenish land,rivers, lakes and so on. To me, Worland is kinda ugly and just alot of sagebrush plains.

    • @cruisin682002
      @cruisin682002 Рік тому

      @dwightchaos9449 I went on a Road Trip to buy a house in Riverton, Wyoming last November 8th, after driving in the DARK on the last 5 hours until I arrived at Riverton, my GPS put me coming into Wyoming at that Pass North of Jackson Hole, was a COMPLETE WHITEOUT BLIZZARD, almost ran into 3 Mule Deer, and if I hadn't been Nodding off due to Exaustion and being on the Wrong side of the road, I would have ran into a herd of ELK !! also while Nodding off/ being on the Wrong side of the road, I hit a Road marker with my Driver's side mirror that just knocked off a 1/2 inch of ICE... ran off the Road 3 times... good thing there are no ditches, just the Road slopes off, and I just drove back onto the Road all the while in 4 wheel drive... I did arrive at Riverton at 0100hrs, 1:00 am..was 24F !.. I searched Numerous homes with a REAL Estate agent, was gonna put $2,000.00 for Earnest money on a place, but the people wouldn't work with me, I LOVED the area, BUT, the City water tasted Terrible, got to looking around about the water supply compared to SW Washington state where I live, and decided that part was a more important factor, so with my tail between my hind legs I came back to COMMUNISTIC Washington state... and being 73 years OLD, and doing this move all by myself, having COPD,... the Water along with my not breathing as well I came home. I live on 14 1/2 acres of woods in the Wilderness where my closest neighbor is OVER a Half mile Down the hill, through the trees as I live on Top of the hill, with Corporate Timberland bordering my upper pasture fence line so there will Never BE ANY neighbors behind me. I LOVE that Riverton area.. I TRULY HATE MYSELF for not buying a place there, but... the WATER was the MAJOR Factor. If I can, after August, I am saving my money to buy a small place in Wyoming to have something to live at during the Spring-Autumn months, becoming one of those " Snow-Birds" Tin-Horns !!! I just have a drive in me to go back to Wyoming !!! and I AGREE with You on Worland being just sagebrush and dirt !!! I went there. Thanks for the feedback !!! GOD BLESS YOU and YOURS !!!

    • @dwightchaos9449
      @dwightchaos9449 Рік тому

      @@cruisin682002 wow.. sorry to hear ya had that awful of trip.. That pass you are talking about is called Towgotee pass. Even if in 4 wheel drive, in a pickup truck, it’s a hairy drive when in ice and snow. One really needs to have sandbags in the back for traction. We also always warn of driving passes alone at night in winter conditions. We might not have ditches, but some parts of the road could have you dropping down 100 ft into a river or marsh. After a bit of snow, you wouldn’t be noticed until it was too late. We also usually always carry extra water, blankets, food just in case of similar situations. I snowplow in the winter time so am very experienced with driving n all sorts of winter conditions. The grade or steepness of the mountain roads is a huge factor also. Take all that into effect, add huge wildlife possibly on the road, and I would make sure to always take that trip in the day time. When heading to Jackson, you have to take that pass to get there from that side of the state. You could sleep in Riverton, or even DuBois for the night, and leave early morning. As far as water.. Im not that familiar with the water situation in Riverton, but much of Wyoming digs wells for water supply. The deeper you dig, generally the better the water. I believe the going rate is around 10gs for the average well. Then you aren’t dependent on city water. Ideally one would have both. Riverton is a nice pretty area. The Native Reservation surrounds the place. Head towards Dubois and Jackson, and the fishing is great. As is the wind river area the other way over out of Shoshone. I would think buying a home there would be a great investment. Seems over where I’m at and other areas I know of, The values just seem to keep going up and up and up. More and more out of state people are buying here, and after Covid and the riots, people really decided they didn’t like living where they are at, or at least want the option of leaving their state if needed. Also there’s no state tax. So know of many people from California that bought a home here, and even though they aren’t really being truthful, claim to be a resident here, so they don’t have to pay the crazy taxes where they at. Check out the star valley area sometime. I think you would enjoy that area even more. It is more expensive as far as land… but is really about the most beautiful part of the state in my opinion. Let me know if ya head that way, I’d be happy to show ya around the area.

    • @cruisin682002
      @cruisin682002 Рік тому

      @dwightchaos9449 Greetings Dewight !... I am plain Hard Headed... as I mentioned earlier about being Born and Raised in Worland, and the last 5 hours of Hell I went through getting to Riverton, today... 07-17-2023, I texted the Real Estate agent I went back to see last year about just getting 3.39 acres of land,placing a Camp trailer on it and live in it from like April to October!.. that pass you talked about is new to me,as b4 there was the old Teton pass, made up of "Swith-Backs", and there was a bridge that was at Wilson that my Father helped build and it's gone now due to an Alalance, and you being a Snow Plower guy, there was one of those HUGE Snowplows wiped out/ the Driver killed ! That no longer bridge was completed in 1957 I think, my Father had me at 7 yrs. Old cross a 2ft. Wide beam to get ALL the way across the Snake River ! I was SCARED Then !! But, if I do get that 3.39 acres 1 1/2 mile out of Riverton, reckon we can talk about things over some coffee !!! TYVM for your reply, this Washington state has just gone NUTS, Killings in Seattle/Tacoma area DAILY..etc. I might be 73 yrs. Old, but it's getting Harder to live in this state day by day... I look forward to chatting with YOU over some coffee ...hopefully soon !!! Stay SAFE,!!

  • @BillKeechPiperRacingPhotog
    @BillKeechPiperRacingPhotog 2 роки тому

    What is your favorite book behind you ???

  • @keithblaney9064
    @keithblaney9064 2 роки тому

    Well THERE'S a day you won't soon forget! Glad you made it out (finally) with all your kit.

  • @PjHachmann
    @PjHachmann 2 роки тому

    Very informative. I read your article in the Cowboy State daily and found some of your quips hilarious. But beside that, what happened to Ellen Watson and Jim Averel is tragic. I could get up on my soap box but I think you did a great job in recalling the truth of what really happened. Thank you.

  • @Stase05
    @Stase05 2 роки тому

    This is greatly insightful to me. Thank you very much. I enjoy your work.

  • @Stase05
    @Stase05 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this work.

  • @earlp6731
    @earlp6731 2 роки тому

    THANKYOU!! I really enjoyed your video and will watch the rest!!

  • @Hebrew62
    @Hebrew62 2 роки тому

    Hi Sam, Read about all of this last winter and have wanted to go and see the area too. Thank you for the videos and withstanding the Ghost of Kate. Love the history . Will you do another video for the guys in Kaycee too?

    • @wyominghistorychannel1361
      @wyominghistorychannel1361 2 роки тому

      I will do the Kaycee story in time. Its one of about dozen I have lined up for the next year.

  • @Dollygirl66
    @Dollygirl66 2 роки тому

    They are still bullies in Wyoming! Don’t move to Wyoming they don’t want progress there. Inbred and narrow minded and, Mike Hickey murdered Kelly Wykuse in the 1970’s. Mike mutilated her body and used her genitals to carry his tobacco snuff. He is a well respected rancher in Lonetree Wyoming. I don’t get the mindset there. Murderers are respected?

  • @assholekitten
    @assholekitten 2 роки тому

    Power hungry men existed back in 1889, and still exist today, sadly. This is a heart wrenching story, and Im so glad you told it in a very interesting manner. Thank you for your hard work, and Im sure Ellen thanks you for bringing truth to her story.

    • @Dollygirl66
      @Dollygirl66 2 роки тому

      They still do in Wyoming! Why do you think there is hardly any shopping? Life-long generation after generation think Wyoming is their land only.

  • @edhenry3398
    @edhenry3398 2 роки тому

    Thank you for helping to set the record straight on what actually happened to Ellen and Jim. The humerus aspects of the story added greatly to it. I found your story in the Wyoming cowboy daily. Thanks so much for the hard work and for setting the story straight.

  • @glennlemons
    @glennlemons 2 роки тому

    Very enjoyable and well put together. Thank you for your hard work getting the facts straight, and visiting the hard to reach spot. If it's any consolation for all the hot difficult time you experienced making this story, for those of us who are educated by your due diligence, I hope it was worth it. Thank you.

  • @Gracie994
    @Gracie994 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this video. I found your channel in the Cowboy State newspaper. I hope you do more videos. I Will watch them. In my younger days I spent a few years living in Wyoming doing seismograph work. I love Wyoming and truly enjoyed the work that I did. I've seen many many historical places there. Most of which were out in the boonies. I plan to go back out there when I retire and do some more exploring. Thanks again for your hard work !!!

    • @heleng1490
      @heleng1490 2 роки тому

      My great grandparents personally knew Ellen, they felt very badly about how she was treated and the lack of justice.

    • @Gracie994
      @Gracie994 2 роки тому

      Yes, it was very hard for women at that time.

  • @michaelkoons5230
    @michaelkoons5230 2 роки тому

    My goodness the trials you went through to get this story filmed and documented!! I appreciate your hard effort and apparently Ellen wanted you to tell her story by evidence of you finally finding your phone (haha). I'm looking forward to watching any other adventures you bring to us. You did an excellent job Sir.

  • @Stitchesholdustogether
    @Stitchesholdustogether 2 роки тому

    After reading your article in the Cowboy State Daily I found this this Wyoming history channel. I am so grateful that I did!! The story of this video production had me laughing while simultaneously engrossed in the information I did not know about “Cattle Kate”. Thank you for the extreme efforts to film this segment and I look forward to watching many more now that I have discovered your channel. Saluté and job well done!

  • @charlesshaw1817
    @charlesshaw1817 2 роки тому

    Really enjoyed the story. It was well told.

  • @alicialoveland4681
    @alicialoveland4681 2 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing this story. I read the book about Ellen, thoroughly enjoyed it, and glad that the truth finally came out.

  • @JohnBrown-sf9fc
    @JohnBrown-sf9fc 2 роки тому

    Nice video, Sam.

  • @barbaramacha3260
    @barbaramacha3260 2 роки тому

    RIP Ellen Watson. Great storytelling!

  • @Ailorn
    @Ailorn 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the history. What a tragic story.

  • @arailway8809
    @arailway8809 2 роки тому

    Thanks for presenting this very good video. I esp. liked the far off shot of the train at the end. The railroad is the technology on which all others pivoted.

  • @nmelkhunter1
    @nmelkhunter1 2 роки тому

    Very interesting video. I found the part about Wyoming quarter horses to be especially interesting. I’m not trying to be rude, but the US Army has posts, not bases. Sorry, it’s an Army thing.

  • @nadagainagain4987
    @nadagainagain4987 2 роки тому

    Great channel. Born and raised raised in Wyoming good to see someone care enough to talk about our state's ridiculous history.

  • @charlesbullghost5491
    @charlesbullghost5491 2 роки тому

    Drifting goose [ magabobdu] the last free hunkpati Dakota sioux leader during the 1870's. He never allowed American settlers in the James River valley north of Redfield County SD untouched land. Drifting goose with his warriors led non violence raiding parties against the American settlers and rail road survivors by causing to much trouble! The us government wanted Drifting goose to leave his land! Finally by the spring of 1880 the peaceful Dakota sioux chief led his last free proud hunkpati Dakota sioux people to the crow creek sioux Indian reservation at old Fort Thompson SD were his descents live today. Drifting goose never signed a treaty with the us government. The Aberdeen SD news paper called him the last resistance of his people.

  • @CplSkiUSMC
    @CplSkiUSMC 2 роки тому

    Look me up if you tackle the Jim Bridger Trail. There's some remaining history on the surface that can be traced to a wagon wreck at the Devil's Backbone near Bridger Butte in the Bighorn Basin.

  • @nmelkhunter1
    @nmelkhunter1 2 роки тому

    Very interesting story and I really like Wyoming, especially the great down to earth people. Just out of curiosity, what building is at 4:12?

    • @wyominghistorychannel1361
      @wyominghistorychannel1361 2 роки тому

      It was labelled US Capital in the clip art. Is it not? Through a wide angle lens?

    • @nmelkhunter1
      @nmelkhunter1 2 роки тому

      @@wyominghistorychannel1361 Now I recognize it. The wide angle lens confused me. At least that’s my story!

  • @CplSkiUSMC
    @CplSkiUSMC 2 роки тому

    Actually, at the mouth of Clarks Fork Canyon, the Bighorn Basin is to your east. The Powder River basin is on the east side of the Bighorns. John Colter must have had more guts than brains to travel the Absarokas, Tetons, and Yellowstone alone in the dead of winter, yet he survived. What a testament to the ruggedness of the man. I've had plenty of times when the wind and cold in the Absarokas have left me frozen to the bone even with modern clothing but I had a hot shower and a warm bed to come home to. It would be hard to imagine what he thought and felt as he tried to warm himself in front of a fire at night... alone in a frozen wilderness. Tremendous respect for that man.

    • @wyominghistorychannel1361
      @wyominghistorychannel1361 2 роки тому

      YEs. on Bighorn bsin.... Ooops. Though technically the Powder River basin is to my east as well!!! As is the Atlantic Ocean!!! ;-)

    • @CplSkiUSMC
      @CplSkiUSMC 2 роки тому

      @@wyominghistorychannel1361 LOL, had to rib you about that one and in writing the comment, the fact that Powder River Basin is yet further east did occur to me. But if I was walking... well, I think I'd go with the Bighorn. So... I'm off to the Powder River Basin this morning. Business in Sheridan, Buffalo, Gillette, and points beyond. Stay cool today, gonna be a warm one.

    • @BRITTANYFREI
      @BRITTANYFREI Рік тому

      Just to note, modern clothing is often overestimated in regards to how useful it is in rigid environments, depending on what you use. Many synthetics though boasted about and marketed as superior, are not- compared to silks, wool, leather, etc. Of course they also were more used to layering in a way we do not today. It's an interesting thing I like to consider! :) On top of how I don't doubt there was a higher threshold for daily struggles in those days, these explorers and mountain men are definitely admirable and inspiring!

    • @CplSkiUSMC
      @CplSkiUSMC Рік тому

      @@BRITTANYFREI Oh, c'mon... you're only 110% right. Wool is amazing... ask any sheep. The only advantage modern materials have is weight and that simply means that people were a lot tougher and stronger back then. If those materials weren't so doggone good, why are they soooo expensive today? Great stuff, and you couldn't be more correct about it.

  • @monstersdad67
    @monstersdad67 2 роки тому

    Keep political rhetoric out it’s much better that way.

  • @roberthallam6824
    @roberthallam6824 2 роки тому

    The wildlife was not hunted out of existence, they burned sage and cow poop for cooking. The trees were gone 10,000 years ago after the last ice age. The high desert looks today very much as it did in the 1840’s.

    • @wyominghistorychannel1361
      @wyominghistorychannel1361 2 роки тому

      Robert, I appreciate your comment. The desert, as in just south and west of South Pass probably does look much as it did before. Other areas were, according to sources, different. More cottonwood trees along the streams and a lot more grass. My information on this comes from diaries and that accounts of the Indian agents (and Washakie himself) who specifically pointed out the changes to the environment along the trail. For instance, people noted regularly that there was not enough grass for their livestock.

  • @GeographyGeek
    @GeographyGeek 2 роки тому

    Just found this channel. Love it

  • @stevenbrown6277
    @stevenbrown6277 2 роки тому

    Well done. Thank you.

  • @grayson901
    @grayson901 2 роки тому

    This was a fantastic video !