You can listen to Episode 3 here.

In this episode I share with you my research about the family, youth, and military career of Richard Henry Pratt, the founder of the Carlisle Indian School. As noted in the episode, almost all of our information about this period comes from Pratt’s own memoir, Battlefield and Classroom, so it tells us more about what Pratt wants us to think about his development than about what he was really thinking or feeling at that time. However, I think we can still see some elements of Pratt’s early life that will factor into his later character and actions. Sorry, no images for this episode and let me know if you need citations for any of the books mentioned.

Note: I refer to Pratt’s wife in the episode as Laura, but her first name(s) was Anna Laura. I’ll have to verify what she actually was known as, but I think it’s not Laura. And in previewing the future episode, I was correct that there were 72 Native American prisoners transferred to Fort Marion for whom Pratt had responsibility.

Also, I don’t know if it bugs you but I did notice that the volume in the intro part is louder than the regular episode. Let’s just say I’ve got some learning to do about recording.