<i> NARRATOR: FRONTIER TRADER
GEORGE CROGHAN HAS BEEN
DISPATCHED ON A CRUCIAL MISSION:</i> <i> TO BROKER A PEACE TREATY
BETWEEN THE BRITISH CROWN</i> <i> AND THE WARRING TRIBES OF THE
OHIO VALLEY.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> BUT CROGHAN IS UNAWARE HE'S IN
THE SIGHTS OF A GROUP OF ROGUE
WARRIORS</i> <i> WHO HAVE ANYTHING BUT
PEACE ON THEIR MIND.</i> <i> [GUNSHOTS]</i> <i> NARRATOR: NOW, CROGHAN MAY
BECOME ANOTHER CASUALTY OF THE
WAR HE'S TRYING TO END.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: GEORGE CROGHAN COMES
TO NORTH AMERICA FROM IRELAND,
SEEKING HIS FORTUNE.</i> <i> AND HE BECOMES ONE OF THE MOST
INFLUENTIAL MEN ON THE EARLY
AMERICAN FRONTIER.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> LAURA CROGHAN KAMOIE: HE'S A
MAN ON THE MAKE. HE'S ALWAYS LOOKING
FOR THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY. AND HE GOES WHERE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES TAKE HIM. ON THE FRONTIER,
FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD. THE FURTHER YOU GO TO PLACES
THAT AREN'T ON THE MAP, IN CROGHAN'S MIND, THE MORE
OPPORTUNITY THERE IS FOR TRADE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY PROFIT. ANDREW NELSON: CROGHAN WAS OUT
THERE TALKING TO THE AMERICAN INDIANS
IN A WAY THAT FEW OF HIS
CONTEMPORARIES WERE. HE TOOK THE TIME TO LEARN
AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGES, TO LEARN THEIR CUSTOMS,
AND HE PROVED, TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THIS WAS A
MAN WHOSE WORD WAS GOOD. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> WILLIAM CAMPBELL: GEORGE
CROGHAN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ANGLO FUR TRADERS TO GO OVER
THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. THE REGION WAS LONG DOMINATED
BY THE FRENCH. <i> NARRATOR: BRITAIN AND FRANCE
BOTH COVET THE LAND</i> <i> AND RESOURCES OF
THE OHIO VALLEY,</i> <i> AND AS THEY FIGHT FOR
CONTROL OF THE REGION,</i> <i> THE NATIVE TRIBES HAVE
TO CHOOSE A SIDE.</i> KAMOIE: THE INDIANS WERE NOT
ONE MONOLITHIC GROUP, ALL OF THE SAME OPINION
AND ALL OF THE SAME MIND. WHICH IS WHY AS THE DIFFERENT
GROUPS DECIDED WHETHER IT WAS THE BRITISH
OR THE FRENCH THAT WOULD GIVE THEM THE BETTER
CHANCE OF OBTAINING THEIR GOALS, THEY DIDN'T ALL DECIDE
ON THE SAME THING. <i> NARRATOR: AS A TRADER, GEORGE
CROGHAN HAS THE INFLUENCE</i> <i> TO SWAY THE NATIVES
TOWARD THE BRITISH.</i> CROGHAN: NOW, HERE'S THE
WAY I DO BUSINESS. I'VE GOT A FAIR RATE
OF EXCHANGE. SIX RACCOON PELTS,
OR FOUR FOX PELTS, WILL GET YA 12 SHIRTS OR
EIGHT WARM BLANKETS, MM? <i> NARRATOR: CROGHAN IS EVEN
WILLING TO PUSH THE LIMITS OF
"GOOD BUSINESS,"</i> <i> IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES
TO MAKE A DEAL.</i> OH, A MAN WHO KNOWS
WHAT HE WANTS. ENGLISH GUNPOWDER. A FROWNED-UPON ITEM
FOR SOME TRADERS, BUT NOT FOR GEORGE CROGHAN! NELSON: MANY TRADERS,
ESPECIALLY BRITISH TRADERS, ARE
RELUCTANT TO TRADE GUNS AND AMMUNITION
WITH AMERICAN INDIANS FOR FEAR THAT THOSE WEAPONS
WOULD BE USED AGAINST THEM. BUT CROGHAN HAS NO SUCH QUALMS. <i> NARRATOR: AS CROGHAN'S
BUSINESS GROWS,</i> <i>FRENCH TRADERS LONG ESTABLISHED
IN THE AREA</i> <i>SEE HIM AS UNWANTED COMPETITION.</i> CROGHAN: IF YOU AND YOUR OTTAWA
FRIENDS WOULDN'T MIND WAITIN' WHILE I FINISH MY
BUSINESS HERE? FRENCH TRADER: YOU HAVE NO
BUSINESS ON FRENCH LAND. THIS HERE'S OPEN TERRITORY. <i> [COCKS RIFLE]</i> <i>NARRATOR: TRADE ON THE FRONTIER
CAN QUICKLY TURN VIOLENT.</i> <i> CROGHAN IS BOTH CAREFUL
AND CLEVER.</i> <i> SENECA CHIEF: [CALLS]</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> MY FRIEND'S A CHIEF OF
THE SENECA, YOU SEE. HIS WARRIORS WERE GIVIN' HIM
PRIVACY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. <i> [LAUGHS]</i>
A LITTLE PRIVACY IS ALWAYS
APPRECIATED. <i> ♪ ♪</i> NOW THEN, SIX PINTS OF
FINE ENGLISH GUNPOWDER. YOU JUST ASSURE ME IT'LL
ONLY BE USED FOR HUNTING, OR AGAINST THE FRENCH, AND UH- <i> [LAUGHS]</i>
WE CAN GET DOWN TO BUSINESS! JONATHAN BURNS: HE ALWAYS TRIED
TO DEFUSE TENSIONS BETWEEN
NATIVE GROUPS. TENSIONS AND OPEN WARFARE WERE
BAD FOR HIS TRADE BUSINESS. <i> NARRATOR: BUT CROGHAN CAN'T
AVOID WARFARE FOREVER,</i> <i> AS THE COMPETITION BETWEEN
BRITAIN AND FRANCE FOR CONTROL
OF THE OHIO VALLEY</i> <i> EXPLODES INTO THE FRENCH
AND INDIAN WAR.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> CROGHAN'S RAPPORT WITH THE
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES</i> <i>WILL BE CRUCIAL FOR NEGOTIATING
AND WINNING ALLIES,</i> <i> [HORSE WHINNIES]</i> <i> SO HE JOINS A MILITARY
EXPEDITION AGAINST THE FRENCH,</i> <i>LED BY GENERAL EDWARD BRADDOCK.</i> CROGHAN: GENERAL BRADDOCK! LOVELY DAY! SIR. AYE, WELL UH, HE'S A BUSY MAN. BURNS: I THINK, FIRST AND
FOREMOST, GEORGE CROGHAN WAS A
BUSINESSMAN. HE MAY HAVE FELT A LITTLE BIT
OF LOYALTY TO THE CROWN, BUT NOT OUT OF PATRIOTISM
AS MUCH AS THE FACT THAT EMPIRE GOES HAND
IN HAND WITH TRADE. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: BRADDOCK HAS ARRIVED
FROM ENGLAND</i> <i> WITH A FORMIDABLE
MILITARY FORCE.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> THEIR TARGET IS THE FRENCH
FORT DUQUESNE.</i> BURNS: FORT DUQUESNE WAS
POSITIONED ON THE CONFLUENCE OF THE OHIO AND THE
ALLEGHENY RIVERS. IF YOU COULD TAKE THAT, YOU
COULD CONTROL A LOT OF MOVEMENT
LOGISTICALLY. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: ONE OF BRADDOCK'S
GUIDES IS LEGENDARY
FRONTIERSMAN CHRISTOPHER GIST.</i> CROGHAN: AH, CHRISTOPHER,
THE BEAUTY OF IT. THIS YEAR, THE GENERAL CLEARS
A FINE WIDE ROAD, AND NEXT YEAR, IT'LL BE LINED
WITH SETTLERS AND TRADIN' POSTS. GIST: NICE TO HAVE THE ARMY
DO YOUR WORK FOR YOU.<i>
CROGHAN: [LAUGHS]</i> LIKE MANY, CROGHAN IS OPTIMISTIC
ABOUT BRADDOCK'S PROSPECTS. NOT ONLY WILL BRADDOCK
GET RID OF THE FRENCH, HE'LL ALSO OPEN UP A
VALUABLE TRADE ROUTE INTO THE INTERIOR
OF THE CONTINENT. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> [FOOTSTEPS]</i> <i> NARRATOR: CROGHAN FINDS
A DEAD SCOUT,</i> <i> A SURE SIGN THAT THE FRENCH
AND THEIR NATIVE ALLIES</i> <i> HAVE LEARNED OF BRADDOCK'S
MISSION.</i> THEY KNOW WE'RE COMIN'. GIST: I'LL SCOUT AHEAD. YOU GET WORD TO BRADDOCK. <i> [FOOTSTEPS]</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: HE QUICKLY WARNS
BRADDOCK'S 23-YEAR-OLD AIDE,</i> <i> GEORGE WASHINGTON.</i> BURNS: WASHINGTON AND CROGHAN WERE VERY DIFFERENT TYPES OF
PEOPLE. CROGHAN WAS MOVING
BETWEEN WORLDS. HE WAS AN INTERMEDIARY,
NOT A GENTLEMAN. CROGHAN: COLONEL WASHINGTON,
GIST AND ME FOUND ONE OF THE FORWARD SCOUTS WITH
AN ARROW IN HIS BACK. BEST TELL THE GENERAL. WASHINGTON: I AM WELL AWARE
OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES, MR. CROGHAN. CRYTZER: GEORGE CROGHAN DIDN'T
COMPORT HIMSELF IN A WAY THAT SOMEONE FROM
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SOCIAL CLASS WOULD'VE
RESPECTED OR ADMIRED. TAKE IT AS A SUGGESTION. AND A GOOD ONE! IF THE GENERAL'S OFFICERS HAD
HAD MORE RESPECT FOR THE IROQUOIS I BROUGHT, THEY
MIGHT HAVE SCOUTED AHEAD AND PREVENTED THIS, INSTEAD OF
PACKIN' UP AND GOIN' HOME. <i> [GUNSHOT]</i> <i> [WAR CRIES] [GUNFIRE]</i> <i> [WAR CRIES]</i> BRADDOCK GOT VERY
CLOSE TO HIS OBJECTIVE AND THEY CAME HEAD TO HEAD WITH
THE INDIAN ALLIES OF THE FRENCH. CRYTZER: THEY WERE AMBUSHED BY
700 GREAT LAKES WARRIORS. BURNS: THE COLUMN WAS GETTING
JAMMED UP AND COMPLETELY
ATTACKED. THESE FOLKS WERE NOW
SITTING DUCKS. DO YOU SEE THEM, CROGHAN? I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. <i> [GUNFIRE] [WAR CRIES]</i> OF THE CLOSE TO 1,500 MEN THAT
BRADDOCK BRINGS INTO THE BATTLE, OVER 1,000 ARE KILLED,
OR WOUNDED. <i> [GUNFIRE]</i> <i> [WAR CRIES]</i> <i> [GUNFIRE]</i> <i> [HORSE WHINNIES]</i> BRUMWELL: BRADDOCK HIMSELF
WAS FINALLY WOUNDED. AND WASHINGTON, WITH THE
ASSISTANCE OF GEORGE CROGHAN, MANAGED TO BUNDLE THE WOUNDED
BRADDOCK INTO A CART. SO THEY COULD GET HIM
AWAY FROM THIS- THIS SCENE OF CARNAGE. BRADDOCK:<i> [GRUNTS]</i> CROGHAN: EASY NOW, GENERAL. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DIE
ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE, LET'S LEAVE THAT TO
THE ENEMY, SHALL WE? BRADDOCK, IN A SENSE OF SHAME THAT HE PERSONALLY WAS
RESPONSIBLE, HE REACHED OUT FOR
CROGHAN'S PISTOLS SO THAT HE COULD PUT AN
END TO HIS OWN LIFE. IN THE SAME WAY THAT A
DEFEATED ROMAN GENERAL WOULD HAVE FALLEN ON HIS SWORD. WASHINGTON: WE HAVE TO RETREAT. CROGHAN: LET'S HOPE
WE LIVE LONG ENOUGH. <i> NARRATOR: GEORGE CROGHAN WENT
INTO BATTLE</i> <i>HOPING FOR A PROFITABLE VICTORY.</i> <i> NOW, HE'S JUST TRYING TO
SURVIVE A BLOODY DEFEAT.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: AFTER GENERAL
BRADDOCK'S EXPEDITION SUFFERS</i> <i>A VICIOUS ASSAULT BY FRENCH AND
INDIAN FORCES,</i> <i> FRONTIER TRADER GEORGE CROGHAN
AND 23-YEAR-OLD COLONEL GEORGE
WASHINGTON</i> <i> ARE LEFT WITHOUT A COMMANDER.</i> WASHINGTON: GENERAL. LOOKS LIKE THE COMMAND'S FALLEN
TO YOU, COLONEL. <i> NARRATOR: IT'S NOW UP TO
WASHINGTON TO TAKE CHARGE</i> <i> AND LEAD A RETREAT TO SAVE
WHAT'S LEFT OF BRADDOCK'S ARMY.</i> <i> [GUNFIRE]</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> [FOOTSTEPS]</i> THE BATTLE OF THE
MONONGAHELA STANDS AS ONE OF THE GREATEST
MILITARY DEFEATS IN THE HISTORY OF THE
BRITISH EMPIRE. BRADDOCK'S BIG DOWNFALL WAS
THAT HE DIDN'T RESPECT THE
FRONTIER. HE LOOKED AT THE NATIVE PEOPLES
IN THE REGION AS- AS SOMEONE TO BE
BROUGHT TO HEEL. AND IT COST HIM HIS LIFE. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT IS
A GREAT VICTORY</i> <i>FOR THE NATIVE TRIBES WHO SIDED
WITH THE FRENCH,</i> <i> AND ONE GREAT WARRIOR WILL
SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> [GUNSHOT]</i> <i> THE MAN WHO STANDS TO GAIN
MOST FROM BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT</i> <i> IS THE WAR CHIEF OBWANDIYAG,</i> <i> OR, AS THE FRENCH
CALL HIM, PONTIAC.</i> PONTIAC WAS A WAR
CHIEF OF THE OTTAWA, WHO IS MOST FAMOUS TODAY
FOR HAVING INSTIGATED WHAT, AT THE TIME, WAS THE
LARGEST UNITED UPRISING OF AMERICAN INDIANS
AGAINST EUROPEANS. CAMPBELL: BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT
WOULD HAVE REASSURED PONTIAC THAT THE FRENCH WERE
THE IMPERIAL ENTITY THAT NATIVE AMERICANS
SHOULD ALIGN WITH. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: DAYS LATER,
BRADDOCK'S RETREATING FORCES</i> <i> STOP TO BURY THEIR SLAIN
GENERAL.</i> <i> DESPITE THE CALAMITY OF
BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT,</i> <i> THE BRITISH POUR NEW MEN AND
SUPPLIES INTO THE FRENCH AND
INDIAN WAR,</i> <i> A CONFLICT IN WHICH BOTH
PONTIAC AND GEORGE CROGHAN PLAY
KEY ROLES.</i> SPERO: CROGHAN HAD BEEN
SPREADING ALL THESE LIES AND
RUMORS ABOUT THE FRENCH, ALL IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET OHIO
INDIANS TO RENOUNCE THEIR
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FRENCH. AND PONTIAC MADE A SPEECH IN WHICH HE BERATED GEORGE
CROGHAN AS A LIAR. <i> ♪ ♪</i> PONTIAC:
MY FRENCH BROTHERS, THE MAN CALLED CROGHAN HAS
SPREAD LIES. HE SAYS THE ENGLISH
HAVE TAKEN CANADA. BUT I TELL YOU THE TRUTH. CANADA IS UNCONQUERED, CROGHAN IS A LIAR, AND THE FRENCH SHALL
BE VICTORIOUS! <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: BUT PONTIAC HAS
CHOSEN THE WRONG ALLIES.</i> <i> IN 1763, THE WAR ENDS
WITH A BRITISH VICTORY</i> <i> AT THE SITE OF GENERAL
BRADDOCK'S NOTORIOUS DEFEAT.</i> <i> BUT WHILE GEORGE CROGHAN LOOKS
FORWARD TO THE RESUMPTION OF
TRADE ACROSS THE FRONTIER,</i> <i> PONTIAC WANTS TO TAKE THE
WAR TO ANOTHER LEVEL.</i> PONTIAC: MY BROTHERS! WHEN I HAVE ASKED THE ENGLISH FOR MEDICINE FOR OUR SICK, THEY LAUGH AT ME AND YOU. MY BROTHERS, THE TIME HAS COME TO EXTERMINATE THIS NATION WHICH ONLY SEEKS TO DESTROY US! CHIEFS: [CHANTS] PONTIAC!
PONTIAC! PONTIAC! PONTIAC!
PONTIAC! NELSON: THE PONTIAC UPRISING
WAS THE FIRST WIDESPREAD UNITED UPRISING OF
AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLES AGAINST COLONIAL POWERS STEMMING THE TIDE OF WESTWARD
MIGRATION. <i> ♪ ♪</i> THE ACTION NEEDED WAS MASS
UNIFIED ARMED RESISTANCE. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> [WAR CRIES]</i> <i> [GUNFIRE]</i> <i> NARRATOR: ADOPTING
EUROPEAN-STYLE MANEUVERS,</i> <i> PONTIAC'S FORCES LAY SIEGE
TO A DOZEN BRITISH FORTS,</i> <i> BUT THE BRITISH STRIKE BACK
WITH ATTACKS OF THEIR OWN.</i> THE BRITISH ARE ABLE TO LAUNCH
A SUCCESSFUL OFFENSIVE. IN EARLY 1765, THE WAR ITSELF
HAD ALMOST FALLEN INTO A
STANDOFF. <i> NARRATOR: HOPING TO AVOID
FURTHER BLOODSHED,</i> <i> IN A WAR THAT COULD
DRAG ON FOR YEARS,</i> <i> THE BRITISH DECIDE TO
NEGOTIATE A SERIES OF</i> <i> PEACE TREATIES WITH
THE WARRING TRIBES.</i> NEGOTIATION WAS NOT THE
LAST RESORT FOR THE BRITISH, BUT IT WAS CLOSE TO IT. THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON
WITH THE EXPERIENCE AND
SKILLS TO DO IT, AND THAT'S GEORGE CROGHAN. <i> NARRATOR: CROGHAN'S PLAN IS TO
FIRST MAKE PEACE</i> <i> AMONG THE
TRIBES OF THE OHIO VALLEY,</i> <i> THEN CONTINUE WEST TO FIND
PONTIAC AND NEGOTIATE WITH HIM.</i> IF CROGHAN COULD GET ENOUGH
TRIBES ON HIS SIDE, HE WOULD HAVE ENORMOUS
POLITICAL LEVERAGE WHEN HE
FINALLY MET WITH PONTIAC. THAT WAS THE ULTIMATE GOAL. THERE'S NO PEACE
WITHOUT PONTIAC. SPERO: NATIVE AMERICANS WOULD
EXPECT DISPLAYS OF SINCERITY,
OF TRUST, AND AN EXCHANGE OF GOODS
THAT REPRESENTED THE RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS
BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES. <i>NARRATOR: THE BRITISH HAVE ONLY
GIVEN CROGHAN TWO THOUSAND
POUNDS TO PURCHASE GIFTS.</i> <i>CROGHAN KNOWS THIS ISN'T NEARLY
ENOUGH TO BRING ABOUT PEACE,</i> <i> SO HE REACHES INTO
HIS OWN POCKET.</i> HE PURCHASED SOME ESTIMATES SAY
AS HIGH AS 30,000 BRITISH
POUNDS WORTH OF GOODS. CROGHAN DID SO BECAUSE HE
REALIZED HOW PEACE HAD TO BE
AFFECTED. HE KNEW HOW NATIVE DIPLOMACY
WAS CONDUCTED. RIGHT, THEN. MIND YOU TAKE CARE OF THE
"SPECIAL" MERCHANDISE. <i> NARRATOR: CROGHAN RIDES
AHEAD OF HIS GOODS,</i> <i>AMONG THEM ARE SOME THE BRITISH
WOULD NOT HAVE APPROVED.</i> ONE OF THE STORIES IS
THAT ONE OF THE BARRELS THAT WAS BEING CARTED WEST
HAD CRACKED OPEN. AND THERE ALL THESE SCALPING
KNIVES IN IT. AMMUNITION AND SCALPING KNIVES SHOWED THAT THE BRITISH TRUSTED
THESE NATIVE GROUPS AS PARTNERS. CAMPBELL: THE FRONTIER SETTLERS
WERE APPALLED BY THE NOTION THAT THE BRITISH CROWN WAS
SENDING WEAPONRY TO NATIVE AMERICANS
IN THE REGION THAT HAD JUST UNLEASHED TERROR
DURING PONTIAC'S REBELLION. <i> NARRATOR: IN THE AFTERMATH
OF THE REBELLION,</i> <i> A GROUP OF SETTLERS BAND
TOGETHER</i> <i> TO TAKE MATTERS INTO
THEIR OWN HANDS.</i> NELSON: A REBEL GROUP OF
SETTLER VIGILANTES, MANY SCOTS AND GERMANS, HAD
BEGUN TO CHAFE UNDER A BRITISH RULE. <i> [HORSES GALLOPING]</i> THEY ALSO OBJECTED TO THE
PROVISIONING OF AMERICAN
INDIANS, THAT INCLUDED, TO THEIR MIND, WEAPONS THAT COULD BE THEN
USED AGAINST THE SETTLERS. <i> [WAGON RATTLING]</i> CRYTZER: AND WHEN THE WAGON
TRAIN CARRYING THOSE GIFTS STARTS MOVING WESTWARD, THEY'RE NOT GONNA STAND FOR IT. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: CROGHAN'S GOODS ARE
INTERCEPTED</i> <i> BEFORE THEY CAN REACH HIM.</i> CROGHAN NEEDS THESE-
THESE GIFTS TO SUCCEED IN HIS MISSION. <i> [GUNSHOT]</i> <i> [GUNPOWDER IGNITING]</i> IT JUST DIDN'T HAPPEN. <i> [FLAMES CRACKLING]</i> CAMPBELL: SO, THE VAST MAJORITY
WAS SET ALIGHT. A FEW GOODS AND COMMODITIES
WERE NOT, INCLUDING THE RUM. <i> [FLAMES CRACKLING]</i> <i> NARRATOR: ONE OF CROGHAN'S MEN
MANAGES TO COMMANDEER A HORSE</i> <i> RELEASED FROM THE WAGON AND
ESCAPE TO WARN CROGHAN.</i> <i> [HOOFBEATS]</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> MEANWHILE, CROGHAN IS AT FORT
PITT, ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR HIS
DELIVERY.</i> <i> [HOOFBEATS]</i> <i> [HORSE WHINNIES]</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> CROGHAN HEARS THE DEVASTATING
NEWS</i> <i> THAT HIS GOODS HAVE BEEN
DESTROYED,</i> <i> AND NOW HE KNOWS THERE CAN BE
NO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.</i> <i> THE TRIBES WILL FEEL BETRAYED,</i> <i>AND THE FRONTIER COULD ERUPT IN
A NEW WAVE OF BLOODSHED.</i> <i> NARRATOR: GEORGE CROGHAN'S
PEACE MISSION IS IN DANGER OF
FAILURE BEFORE IT BEGINS.</i> <i> HE'S STRUGGLING TO SCRAPE
TOGETHER GIFTS NECESSARY</i> <i> TO EARN THE TRUST OF TRIBAL
LEADERS,</i> <i> TO REPLACE THE ONES DESTROYED
BY A REBEL MILITIA OF WHITE
SETTLERS.</i> <i> AND THOSE LEADERS
ARE ON THEIR WAY.</i> THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESENTS IN NATIVE AMERICAN TREATIES IS A SIGN OF RESPECT. THE DESTRUCTION OF GOODS
PUT THE PEACE THAT HE WAS TRYING TO BRING TO
NORTH AMERICA IN JEOPARDY. CROGHAN: THE OHIO VALLEY TRIBES
ARE RUNNIN' OUT OF AMMUNITION, BUT THEY'LL ONLY STOP FIGHTING
IF THEY GET SOME RESPECT, AND THIS- THIS JUST ISN'T ENOUGH
RESPECT, IS IT? SHAWNEE CHIEF (IN SHAWNEE):<i>
WA-SE-KI-SEKI</i> ! CROGHAN:<i> [LAUGHS]</i> SHAWNEES! GO TELL THE COMMANDER THEY'VE
COME IN PEACE. I HOPE. [IN SHAWNEE]<i> HATITO</i> ! WELCOME! WELCOME TO FORT
PITT, MY FRIENDS! CROGHAN ALWAYS HAS
A BACKUP PLAN. IT'S ONE OF HIS GREATEST
ATTRIBUTES, AND HE'S GONNA HAVE TO CALL IN
FAVORS TO PROCURE GIFTS TO SUCCEED IN HIS MISSION. <i>NARRATOR: BUT IT WILL TAKE MORE
THAN CROGHAN'S GIFT OF GAB</i> <i> TO GET THE SHAWNEES TO AGREE
TO A PEACEFUL FUTURE.</i> CROGHAN: I WAS BRINGIN' MORE. WHITE MEN DESTROYED THEM. SHAWNEE CHIEF: WITH MEN LIKE
THAT, HOW CAN THERE EVER BE
PEACE? YOU KNOW NOT ALL WHITES
ARE LIKE THAT. ELSEWISE YOU'D NOT HAVE COME. LET ME HAVE A WORD WITH
THE FORT COMMANDER. HE NEEDED TO SUPPLEMENT LEAD AND POWDER, AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE
ARMORY AT FORT PITT TO MAKE UP FOR THE
SHORTFALL IN GOODS. PRETTY BOLD MANEUVER. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> [LAUGHS]</i> THERE! AH? TOKENS OF GOOD FAITH
FROM THE ARMY ITSELF. <i> NARRATOR: THE SHAWNEE LEADERS
CAN'T BELIEVE</i> <i>CROGHAN TALKED THE ENGLISH INTO
GIVING THEM GUNPOWDER.</i> CROGHAN: I ASSURED THE
COMMANDER YOU'D NEVER USE THE
GUNPOWDER AGAINST HIM. THAT'D BE LIKE GIVING
A GIFT BACK! <i> [LAUGHS]</i> NOW, LET'S SEE WHAT KIND OF
PEACE WE CAN BUILD ON GUNPOWDER AND RUM! <i> NARRATOR: GEORGE CROGHAN HAS
TURNED POTENTIAL DISASTER</i> <i>INTO VICTORY, BUILDING A BRIDGE
OF TRUST.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> THANKS TO CROGHAN'S QUICK
THINKING AND DEALMAKING,</i> <i> THE OHIO VALLEY TRIBES
AGREE TO PEACE</i> <i> AND THE RESTORATION OF TRADE.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> CRYTZER: HE BROUGHT BACK THE
MISSION FROM THE BRINK OF
DISASTER. THEY AGREED TO MAKE PEACE, SCORE ONE FOR GEORGE CROGHAN. PHASE ONE COMPLETE. <i> NARRATOR: BUT PHASE ONE
IS THE EASY PART.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> CAMPBELL: THERE'S STILL
RESISTANCE POCKETS AMONG INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE ILLINOIS AND OHIO COUNTRY. <i> [WAR CRIES]</i> <i> [GUNSHOT]</i> <i> NARRATOR: HUNDREDS OF MILES TO
THE WEST,</i> <i> OTHER TRIBES STILL WAGE WAR,</i> <i> MANY FOLLOWING THE LEADER
OF THE UPRISING:</i> <i> PONTIAC.</i> CROGHAN STILL NEEDS TO SECURE CHIEF PONTIAC'S SIGNATURE
ON THE PEACE TREATY. BUT THAT'S EASIER
SAID THAN DONE. THAT IS A DANGEROUS ASK. <i> ♪ ♪</i> CRYTZER: NOW, HE HAD TO GO DOWN
THE OHIO RIVER AND FIND PONTIAC. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: CROGHAN HAS NO MORE
GIFTS TO GIVE PONTIAC,</i> <i> IF HE FINDS HIM.</i> <i> HE HOPES THE PEACE TREATIES
IN HIS POCKET,</i> <i> AND SHAWNEE AMBASSADORS
TRAVELING WITH HIM,</i> <i> WILL GIVE HIM POLITICAL
LEVERAGE.</i> <i> BUT CROGHAN IS TRYING TO
NEGOTIATE WITH A MAN</i> <i> WHO HAS PUBLICLY CALLED
HIM OUT AS A LIAR.</i> CRYTZER: IF PONTIAC SAID
"NO, THAT WAS GAME OVER," AND PONTIAC DID NOT LIKE HIM. WHAT IF FINDING PONTIAC MEANT
GETTING KILLED BY PONTIAC? <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: HUNDREDS
OF MILES AWAY,</i> <i> PONTIAC HIMSELF FACES
OPPOSITION IN HIS OWN RANKS.</i> I WILL SEE KASKE NOW. <i> NARRATOR: PONTIAC MAY
HAVE STARTED THE WAR,</i> <i> BUT HIS ULTIMATE GOAL IS
THE SAME AS CROGHAN'S:</i> <i> PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE BETWEEN
THE NATIVE TRIBES</i> <i> AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE.</i> BUT, THEN THERE WERE OTHERS WHO
BELIEVED THAT THE BRITISH NO MATTER WHAT WOULD ALWAYS
COLONIZE AND SUBJUGATE. AND ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THIS
OTHER FACTION WAS CHARLOT KASKE. HIS FATHER WAS GERMAN,
HIS MOTHER WAS SHAWNEE. AND KASKE SAYS THERE CAN BE NO
CHANCE FOR ACCOMMODATION IN
PEACE. <i> ♪ ♪</i> KASKE: WHY AM I SUMMONED
LIKE A SERVANT? WHY ARE YOU SO PROUD? YOU CAME BACK FROM NEW ORLEANS WITH NOTHING FROM OUR
FRENCH BROTHERS. NELSON: KASKE HAS JUST RETURNED
FROM NEW ORLEANS, WHERE HE MET WITH THE FRENCH
GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA, ASKING FOR GUNS AND AMMUNITION. SUPPORT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
THE BRITISH. BUT TO HIS SURPRISE,
HE'S TURNED DOWN. KASKE: THEY GAVE ME
GIFTS. FOR YOU. I NEED GUNS! <i> ♪ ♪</i> MAYBE YOU DIDN'T KNOW
HOW TO ASK FOR THAT? PERHAPS "THE GREAT PONTIAC"
COULD HAVE DONE BETTER HIMSELF? ENOUGH. MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS: WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT CROGHAN? I HAVE NEWS THAT HE COMES HERE. KASKE: SHOULD I FEAR
THAT "GREAT PONTIAC" WILL LISTEN TO CROGHAN'S LIES? DON'T WORRY. CROGHAN
WILL NEVER REACH YOU. WHEN THE TRIBES UP THE RIVER FIND AN ENGLISHMAN
ON THEIR LANDS, THEY'LL KILL HIM, EVEN IF
THEY DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS. KEEP ME INFORMED. AS GREAT PONTIAC ASKS. SPERO: KASKE HAD VIRTUALLY NO
TRUST IN PONTIAC OR IN HIS VISION. HE WAS ADAMANT THAT THEY STOP THIS
PEACE TREATY FROM HAPPENING. <i> ♪ ♪</i> A FINE DAY INDEED. WELL, SAVE ME A CUP. <i> NARRATOR: BUT AS PONTIAC AND
KASKE'S</i> <i> POWER STRUGGLE PLAYS OUT,</i> <i> CROGHAN IS UNAWARE OF THE
DANGER HE IS WALKING INTO.</i> CRYTZER: CROGHAN DIDN'T BELIEVE
HE WAS IN ANY DANGER. THE JOURNEY HAD BEEN SO
PLEASANT, EVERYONE HAD LET DOWN
THEIR GUARD. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: GEORGE CROGHAN
HAS COME TO MAKE PEACE,</i> <i> BUT NOW HE HAS BEEN
TARGETED FOR DEATH.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> [GUNFIRE]</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> A FINE DAY INDEED. <i> NARRATOR: GEORGE CROGHAN IS
LEADING A MISSION</i> <i> TO SECURE A PEACE TREATY
BETWEEN THE BRITISH</i> <i> AND THE
POWERFUL OTTAWA CHIEF PONTIAC.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i>BUT MANY IN THE OHIO VALLEY ARE
UNINTERESTED</i> <i> IN MAKING PEACE
WITH THE BRITISH.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> [GUNFIRE]</i> <i> [GUNFIRE]</i> <i> THESE KICKAPOO AND MASCOUTEN
WARRIORS</i> <i> AREN'T FOLLOWING
ORDERS FROM PONTIAC</i> <i> OR HIS SHAWNEE RIVAL,
CHARLOT KASKE.</i> CAMPBELL: IT WOULDN'T BE
ATYPICAL FOR KICKAPOO OR
MASCOUTEN WARRIORS IN THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TO ATTACK A PARTY
THAT LOOKED LIKE CROGHAN'S PARTY AT THAT TIME. THE ENGLISH ARE VIEWED
VERY MUCH AS THE ENEMY. CRYTZER: THE ATTACK ON
CROGHAN'S CAMP SEEMED COORDINATED, BUT SOMETIMES WARRIORS JUST ACT
ON THEIR OWN. <i> ♪ ♪</i> SEVERAL MEMBERS KILLED,
MANY INJURED, HE HIMSELF SUSTAINS A TOMAHAWK WOUND. IT
SEEMS LIKE THINGS ARE REALLY QUITE DIRE
FOR CROGHAN AND HIS MISSION. <i>NARRATOR: BUT THE WARRIORS HAVE
STUMBLED INTO A SITUATION</i> <i> THAT IS FAR MORE COMPLEX
THAN THEY REALIZE.</i> SHAWNEE CHIEF: WHAT
ARE YOU DOING? DROP THAT TOMAHAWK! HOW
DARE YOU DO THIS? I AM THE CHIEF OF THE SHAWNEE! I HAVE A MISSION OF
PEACE WITH THAT MAN! FOOL! ALL THE OHIO TRIBES WILL HAVE
REVENGE ON YOUR PEOPLE! <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: AT THE WORDS OF THE
WOUNDED SHAWNEE CHIEF,</i> <i> THE KILLING STOPS.</i> <i> CROGHAN'S LIFE IS SPARED...</i> <i> FOR NOW.</i> SPERO: SO, HERE IS THIS GROUP
THAT ATTACKED CROGHAN, WHO WERE PROBABLY UNAWARE THAT CROGHAN
HAD CREATED A TEMPORARY TRUCE. AND THEY ONLY LEARN OF THAT AFTER THEY'VE KILLED SOME
SHAWNEES. <i> ♪ ♪</i> CAMPBELL: THEY'RE YOUNG
WARRIORS THAT MADE A MISCALCULATED JUDGMENT AND
ATTACKED A PARTY THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE
SIGNIFICANCE IT HELD. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i>NARRATOR: THE WARRIORS' MISTAKE
HAS MADE CROGHAN'S</i> <i> PEACE MISSION EVEN MORE
COMPLICATED.</i> <i> PONTIAC WANTS TO FORCE THE
BRITISH TO MAKE PEACE,</i> <i> CHARLOT KASKE WANTS
TO CONTINUE THE WAR,</i> <i> AND THE KICKAPOO NOW HAVE IN
THEIR HANDS THE ONE MAN</i> <i> WHO COULD DECIDE THE FATE
OF THE OHIO VALLEY.</i> SO, THE QUESTION NOW IS, "WHAT
DO WE DO WITH THIS GUY?" <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: THE WARRIORS
LET THE SHAWNEE GO,</i> <i>BUT THEY DECIDE TO TAKE CROGHAN
TO THEIR TRIBAL LEADERS TO
DECIDE HIS FATE.</i> <i> A BRUTAL FORCED MARCH, WITH
LITTLE FOOD OR WATER.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> KAMOIE: DESPITE CROGHAN
HAVING A FANCY TOWNHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA, HE REALLY WAS SOMEONE WHO
COULD BE QUITE TOUGH. FUR TRADERS REALLY HAD TO LEARN
TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE
UNCOMFORTABLE. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: THE MAN WHO DREAMED
OF RICHES AND EASY LIVING</i> <i> NOW THINKS ONLY OF SURVIVAL.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> CAMPBELL: IT'S HARD TO ESTIMATE JUST HOW STRONG WILLED
OF A PERSONALITY AND PHYSICALLY CROGHAN
MUST HAVE BEEN. <i> NARRATOR: EVERY STEP TAKES
GEORGE CROGHAN</i> <i> FARTHER FROM
PONTIAC AND HIS MISSION.</i> <i> BUT THE BLOW TO HIS HEAD
MAY FINISH HIM FIRST.</i> CRYTZER: THE WOUND THAT CROGHAN
SUFFERED WAS GRIEVOUS, BUT HIS OPTIONS WERE
VERY LIMITED. YOU CAN STOP AND WAIT AND
LIKELY DIE IN PLACE, OR YOU CAN KEEP GOING. CROGHAN: [YELLS] AH! <i>NARRATOR: PEACE ON THE FRONTIER
DEPENDS ON THE SURVIVAL OF ONE
MAN.</i> <i> A MAN WHOSE TIME
MAY HAVE RUN OUT.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: WOUNDED DURING AN
ATTACK, GEORGE CROGHAN'S</i> <i> HOPES OF A SUCCESSFUL PEACE
MISSION SEEM OVER.</i> <i> HE'S BEING MARCHED BY ROGUE
KICKAPOO WARRIORS TO FACE THEIR
CHIEFS.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> [CROGHAN GRUNTS]</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> [CROGHAN BREATHING HEAVILY]</i> CROGHAN: AH! AH. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: AND YET, THERE MAY
STILL BE A SLIM RAY OF HOPE FOR
CROGHAN.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> VERY KIND. <i> NARRATOR: THE KICKAPOO KILLED</i> <i> TWO SHAWNEE CHIEFS WHEN THEY
KIDNAPPED CROGHAN,</i> <i> AND THEY KNOW THOSE DEATHS
WILL NOT GO UNANSWERED.</i> CROGHAN: COULD I TROUBLE
YOU FOR SOME WATER? AH!<i> [YELLS]</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> NELSON: THE THREAT TO THE
KICKAPOO IS SHAWNEE RETALIATION. THEY COULD HAVE A WAR
ON THEIR HANDS. SO, THIS IS A SITUATION
THAT CALLS FOR STRATEGY. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i>NARRATOR: CROGHAN REALIZES THAT
HIS SURVIVAL</i> <i> DEPENDS ON
CONVINCING THE KICKAPOO</i> <i> THAT HE IS THEIR ONLY HOPE FOR
GETTING OUT</i> <i> OF THIS SITUATION ALIVE.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> [GASPING]</i> MUCH OBLIGED, I'M SURE. CRYTZER: CROGHAN HAD TO
GET THIS JUST RIGHT. BE PATIENT, KEEP YOUR THOUGHTS TO YOURSELF, PLAY THE LONG GAME. <i> ♪ ♪</i> KAMOIE: HE WAS QUITE CAPABLE OF TALKING HIS WAY OUT OF REALLY
DIFFICULT SPOTS. <i> NARRATOR: THE KICKAPOO MARCH
CROGHAN MORE THAN</i> <i> 200 MILES FROM THE
SITE OF HIS AMBUSH,</i> <i> STOPPING TO REST NEAR
FORT OUIATENON.</i> <i> KNOWING A BRITISH FORT IS
NEARBY, CROGHAN OPENS
NEGOTIATIONS.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> HE PRESSES HIS ONLY ADVANTAGE:</i> <i> THE WARRIORS' FEAR OF REPRISAL</i> <i> BY OTHER TRIBES FOR THEIR
IMPULSIVE ATTACK.</i> CROGHAN: THANK YOU. CAMPBELL: THEY ENDED UP KILLING
AT LEAST TWO OR THREE OF THE
SHAWNEE CHIEFS THAT ACCOMPANIED CROGHAN, AND CROGHAN WOULD HAVE
LEVERAGED HIS POSITION TO GAIN THE BEST OUTCOME
FOR HIMSELF. <i> ♪ ♪</i> I KNOW YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT
WHAT THE SHAWNEE CHIEF SAID. A TRIBAL WAR IS A FEARFUL THING. BUT YOU ALSO KNOW I CAN HELP. THAT'S WHY YOU'VE
BEEN GOOD TO ME. NELSON: CROGHAN IS ESSENTIALLY
TRYING TO TALK HIS WAY TO
FREEDOM. AND THE PLAN ACTUALLY BEGINS TO
MAKE SENSE TO HIS CAPTORS. CROGHAN: I CAN TAKE YOUR SIDE, SAY YOU AND YOUR FRIEND
JUST MADE A MISTAKE. <i> ♪ ♪</i> IF I'M ALIVE. NOW, THERE'S A FORT
JUST OVER THAT WAY. YOU TAKE ME INSIDE THE GATES, AND I'LL TELL THE SOLDIERS
WE'RE ALL FRIENDS. HM? HOW'S THAT SOUND? KAMOIE: WHEN HIS INDIAN
ATTACKERS REALIZE THAT CROGHAN PROMISES HIS INTERCESSION WITH THE
SHAWNEE, HE'S ALREADY
SORT OF TURNED THEM AROUND. <i>NARRATOR: BUT JUST WHEN FREEDOM
SEEMS WITHIN REACH,</i> <i> A HIDDEN ENEMY MAKES HIS MOVE.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> BY KIDNAPPING CROGHAN, THE
KICKAPOO WARRIORS HAVE STUMBLED</i> <i> INTO THE POLITICAL STRUGGLE
BETWEEN OTTAWA CHIEF PONTIAC</i> <i> AND THE SHAWNEE CHIEF
CHARLOT KASKE.</i> <i> NOW, NEWS OF CROGHAN'S CAPTURE</i> <i> HAS REACHED KASKE, AND
CROGHAN'S CAPTORS,</i> <i> FEARFUL OF THE INFAMOUS CHIEF,
HEED HIS CALL.</i> KASKE: I AM CHARLOT KASKE. YOU'VE HEARD OF ME, AND
YOU WILL LISTEN NOW. YOU WILL NOT TAKE CROGHAN TO
YOUR ELDERS, OR TO PONTIAC. YOU WILL BRING CROGHAN
TO ME NOW. AND AS THE WHITES HAVE
BURNED OUR VILLAGES, SO I WILL BURN HIM, 'TIL ONLY HIS HEART REMAINS. AND ALL THE TRIBES
WILL KNOW OF THIS. <i>NARRATOR: KILLING CROGHAN WOULD
DEMONSTRATE HIS DEFIANCE OF
PONTIAC,</i> <i>AND CONVINCE THE WARRING TRIBES
THAT HE SHOULD BE THE ONE TO
LEAD THEM.</i> SPERO: YOU'RE IN THIS
COMPETITION BETWEEN KASKE AND
PONTIAC. IF YOU BRING HIM TO PONTIAC,
YOU DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT THE
RESULT'S GOING TO BE. BRINGING HIM TO KASKE WOULD BE
A DRAMATIC, DRAMATIC ACT. <i> ♪ ♪</i> WELL.<i> [LAUGHS]</i> IT'S GOOD TO SEE
MY FRIENDS AGAIN. <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> NARRATOR: GEORGE CROGHAN KNOWS
HIS FATE HAS BEEN DECIDED.</i> <i> THERE ARE ONLY TWO
ROADS LEFT TO HIM:</i> <i> FREEDOM OR DEATH.</i> <i> NARRATOR: CAPTURED DURING
A MISSION OF PEACE, GEORGE
CROGHAN</i> <i>HAS ALMOST CONVINCED HIS CAPTORS
TO SET HIM FREE.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> WELL. IT'S GOOD TO SEE
MY FRIENDS AGAIN. <i> NARRATOR: BUT THEY'VE BEEN
ORDERED BY CHARLOT KASKE</i> <i> TO HAND CROGHAN OVER TO BE
KILLED.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> INSTEAD, THE KICKAPOO DECIDE
IT'S IN THEIR BEST INTERESTS TO
SET CROGHAN FREE,</i> <i> AND ACCEPT HIS OFFER TO SQUARE
THINGS WITH THE SHAWNEE.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> CROGHAN: ON TO THE FORT, THEN. <i> ♪ ♪</i> KAMOIE: IT'S A QUINTESSENTIAL
GEORGE CROGHAN STORY. ONLY HE COULD BE
TOMAHAWKED, DETAINED, AND END UP FRIENDS
WITH THOSE INDIANS BY THE TIME THEY GOT
WHERE THEY'RE GOING. <i> NARRATOR: CROGHAN'S LIBERATION
IS A HUMILIATION
FOR CHARLOT KASKE.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> PONTIAC: WERE YOU GOING TO BURN
CROGHAN WITH THIS FIRE? <i> ♪ ♪</i> IT'S TOO LITTLE, LIKE YOU. BUT HOW CAN YOU COMMAND
THE TRIBES WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN
COMMAND TWO WARRIORS WITH THE MINDS OF DOGS? YOUR AUTHORITY IS BROKEN. WHETHER CROGHAN LIVES OR DIES WILL BE MY DECISION. <i> ♪ ♪</i> NELSON: PONTIAC ASSERTS HIS
AUTHORITY OVER KASKE. KASKE HAS LOST THIS
IMPORTANT ONFRONTATION. <i>NARRATOR: TO DEFY PONTIAC WOULD
BE A COSTLY DECISION.</i> <i>SO HE TAKES HIS LOSS, AND LIVES
TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> <i> AS HE PROMISED, CROGHAN AGREES
TO MAKE PEACE BETWEEN THE
SHAWNEES AND HIS FORMER CAPTORS.</i> I TOLD YOU THE COMMANDER WAS A
GOOD HOST, DIDN'T I? A GENEROUS MAN WITH HIS
FOOD AND HIS DRINK. <i> [LAUGHS]</i> NOW THEN, ABOUT WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO FIND CHIEF PONTIAC. PONTIAC: GEORGE CROGHAN. <i> ♪ ♪</i> AND HIS DOGS. <i> NARRATOR: BUT IT'S PONTIAC
WHO FINDS CROGHAN.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> WELL, NOW! I'VE BEEN LOOKIN'
ALL OVER FOR YA! EVEN GOT A TOMAHAWK IN THE
HEAD FOR MY TROUBLES. BUT AS YOU SEE, THERE ARE
ADVANTAGES TO HAVING A THICK
SKULL! YOU HAVE COURAGE. I'VE ALSO GOT NEWS FROM THE
TRIBES OF THE OHIO VALLEY, IF CHIEF PONTIAC WOULD
CARE TO HEAR IT. CAMPBELL: BY THE TIME
CROGHAN MEETS PONTIAC, PONTIAC'S WELL AWARE OF THE PRECARIOUS SITUATION HE WOULD FACE IF HE CONTINUED TO FIGHT THE BRITISH CROWN. YOUR BATTLES
WITH THE ENGLISH HAVE FORCED THEM TO RESPECT YA. THEY KNOW YOU'RE A GREAT CHIEF. GREAT ENOUGH TO MAKE PEACE. I THINK YOU WANT PEACE SO YOU CAN GET RICH WHEN THERE'S TRADE AGAIN. AND WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? WE CAN ALL BE RICH AND ALIVE. <i> ♪ ♪</i> CRYTZER: THE OFFER THAT GEORGE
CROGHAN BROUGHT TO PONTIAC WAS AN ECONOMIC ONE. THE BRITISH HAD THE THINGS THAT THE INDIAN ECONOMY NEEDED TO
SURVIVE. <i> ♪ ♪</i> FOR PONTIAC, THE NEW WORLD WAS GOING TO BE A BRITISH WORLD
AND HE BELIEVED THAT OFFERED THE BEST DEAL TO
HIS PEOPLE. <i> NARRATOR: FINALLY, THE PROMISE
MADE BETWEEN TWO FIERCELY
INDEPENDENT MEN</i> <i> BECOMES A TREATY BETWEEN
TWO NATIONS.</i> WHAT I THINK PONTIAC
SEES, IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH A
FOUNDATION FOR A FUTURE. I DO BELIEVE THIS WAS A MOMENT
OF- HOPE FOR- PONTIAC. <i> NARRATOR: IT IS A DECISIVE
MOMENT FOR GEORGE CROGHAN AS
WELL.</i> <i> THE MAN WHO CAME TO THESE
SHORES SEEKING RICHES</i> <i> IS NOW SHAPING THE
FUTURE OF A NATION.</i> <i> ♪ ♪</i> GEORGE CROGHAN WAS ABLE TO OPERATE AMONG THE MOST ELITE
IN NORTH AMERICA, BUT HE COULD ALSO OPERATE WITH
THE AVERAGE FRONTIERSMAN. AND THEN, OF COURSE, HE WAS
EXTREMELY ADEPT AT NAVIGATING
DIFFERENT NATIVE AMERICANS
CULTURES. WHAT MADE CROGHAN SO SUCCESSFUL
WAS HIS ABILITY TO CROSS SO
MANY OF THESE BOUNDARIES. <i> ♪ ♪</i> CAMPBELL: CROGHAN REALLY
STOOD AT THE PRECIPICE OF ESTABLISHING HIMSELF
AS ONE OF THE LEAD HISTORICAL FIGURES
FROM COLONIAL AMERICA. HE LED PEOPLE INTO A VISION OF
THE FUTURE THAT HAD YET TO BE
DETERMINED. BURNS: GEORGE CROGHAN LED ONE
OF THE MOST ADVENTUROUS LIVES, BROKERED SO MANY DEALS, AND YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL THE
STORY OF WESTWARD EXPANSION IN THE OHIO COUNTRY WITHOUT CENTERING THE STORY ON GEORGE CROGHAN. <i> ♪ ♪</i>
