Send us a text Charles Bent was always in the right place at the right time making the right choices.  And it made him a wealthy and powerful man right up until a cold day in January, 1847, when Bent was – finally - in the wrong place at the wrong time - with no idea of what was coming to his front door.  If you’d like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links: https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/charles-bent/ https:/...

The Wild Wild Death

2222 Media, Jack James Busa, Susan Busa Leshner & Leslie Cidale

The Death of Charles Bent

MAY 22, 202522 MIN
The Wild Wild Death

The Death of Charles Bent

MAY 22, 202522 MIN

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Charles Bent was always in the right place at the right time making the right choices. 

And it made him a wealthy and powerful man right up until a cold day in January, 1847, when Bent was – finally - in the wrong place at the wrong time - with no idea of what was coming to his front door. 

If you’d like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links:

https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/charles-bent/

https://sites.libraries.uta.edu/usmexicowar/topic/taosrevolt#:~:text=On%20January%2019%2C%201847%2C%20Pueblo,of%20collaborating%20with%20U.S.%20force

https://www.nps.gov/people/charles-bent.htm

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6669910/silas-bent

https://womenoftaos.org/women/profiles-legends?/item/74/Josefa-Carson-and-Ignacia-Bent

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/bent-st-vrain-company/

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/beol-enslavement.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_and_Dick_Green