{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"239. Sam Colt Mines the West (10th Anniversary Encore Release)","description":" In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we are bringing you a remastered edition of an episode recorded in 2017 at the University of Hartford as part of the Presidents\u2019 College and Connecticut Explored\u2019s \u201cConnecticans in the American West\u201d lecture series. In this episode, Dr. &amp;nbsp;Leah Glaser tells the story of Sam Colt\u2019s investment in the Sonora Exploring and Mining Company in the 1850s, a company that was incorporated in Cincinnati, Ohio to exploit silver mines in the new Arizona Territory. As we found out in Grating the Nutmeg episode #129 Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter that Changed American, Colt had had a string of business flops before becoming perhaps the richest man in Connecticut. Colt never set foot in Arizona but that didn\u2019t mean he didn\u2019t pour energy, money, and firearms into the venture. How did the Apache, the Civil War, and a myriad other challenges intervene? &amp;nbsp;DID Colt leave an indelible impression on the American West or fade away in failure?&amp;nbsp; Dr. Glaser received her Ph.D in American History from Arizona State University. She is a professor of history at Central Connecticut State University.&amp;nbsp; Further Reading:&amp;nbsp; REVOLUTION IN INDUSTRY: AN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING EMPIRE ON HARTFORD\u2019S SOUTH MEADOW, 1855-1945  Coltsville National Historical Park  Historic Resource History StudyLeah S. Glaser, Katherine Hermes, Matthew Warshauer, Lauryn West September 30, 2026   https:\/\/ncph.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Coltsville-National-Historical-Park-Historic-Resource-Study-Web.pdf ------------------------------ Don\u2019t forget to subscribe to Connecticut Explored magazine today. &amp;nbsp; And please set up your monthly donation to Grating the Nutmeg at ctexplored.org so we can continue bring you newresearch in Connecticut history, compelling first-person stories and fresh voices. This remastered episode of Grating the Nutmeg was produced by Mary Donohue and engineered by Patrick O\u2019Sullivan at https:\/\/www.highwattagemedia.com\/ &amp;nbsp; Follow Grating the Nutmeg on Facebook and Instagram. Follow executive producer Mary Donohue on Facebook and Instagram at West Hartford Town Historian. Join us in two weeks for our next episode of Grating the Nutmeg, the podcast of Connecticut history. Thank you for listening! &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Grating the Nutmeg","author_url":"http:\/\/gratingthenutmeg.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43311669\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207614984"}