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This Bronson Emblem - The Account Of David Bronson
The year was 1804, and Bronson left England looking for a new life in the New World. He was searching for fame and fortune, and has a young man of 17 years, he had no commitments such as family or wife. He also had no money, but somehow persuaded a local captain to give him a position on a ship as a hand bound for America. Even the journey was an adventure in itself. The entire trip took well over six months, and by the time Bronson arrived on the east coast is he was exhausted and sick. Bronson did not fit in, and soon found himself the target of an extreme religious group called the Maine and Massachusetts Army. MMA for short. He was thrown into jail, wearing only his T-shirt and shorts, surviving a freezing winter was an achievement in itself. In April 1805, he was sentenced to death by the kangaroo court of the MMA, and while being returned to the stockade to await his sentence, he escaped his guards and made his way west. Being pursued for the first 200 or 300 miles by his angry captors. During his journey, he had managed to find himself slightly better clothes. However his possessions consisted of what would today amount to little more than a T-shirt and a good pair of trousers. In fact it is only possessions were a T-shirt, trousers, boots, and the collection of further gains for which he was later to become famous. Even with these can possessions, Bronson continued to head west. He was well aware that the MMA would kill him if he ever returned. He spent the next three years travelling to the West Coast of America, and eventually found a job with Andrew Buckland, herding cattle towards the new settlements in what is now Los Angeles. He settled here for some years, and eventually became a very respected cowhand, and an expert rider. However in 1811 his mentor Andrew Buckland was murdered, and Bronson again found himself on the wrong side of the law as the prime suspect. A rider from the east also added to his troubles by alerting the townsfolk where Bronson was aware. That the organisation known as the MMA were still on his trail. Once again Bronson faced life as a fugitive. He could not even return to its own Homestead, as that had been placed under martial law by the local militia. Wearing only his fightwear, and T-shirt, Bronson decided he would take a huge risk and prove he was innocent. He knew that the real murderer of Andrew Buckland was a competitor in the cattle trade known as Rusty Stokes. Stokes was well known for using a wide bore rifle, that no one else in the area possessed. It fired a mixture of rock salt and buckshot, and was a generally nasty weapon. At long range it would cause crippling injuries, and at short range had a devastating effect like a modern crosscut bullet. Bronson undertook to steal this weapon, and prove that it must have been used to murder Buckland. With the aid of one of Stokes disenchanted employees he not only managed to steal this weapon, but prove that Buckland had used it to shoot Stokes. The local militia were so relieved that Bronson was innocent, that they then did him the great favour of chasing the end MMA representatives from the land.Bronson went on to be one of the biggest cattle farmers in United States history. Proof indeed that you can live the dream in America Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Bronson had a remarkable life. His name lives on in many forms, not least as a range of great clothing and tee-shirts. It might be worth looking at our Bronson range. |
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