{"id":22330,"date":"2023-05-02T09:01:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/02\/the-millionaires-hunt\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T09:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T14:01:15","slug":"the-millionaires-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/02\/the-millionaires-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Millionaires Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zER9Umx9nw0?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Lawrence and Leonard Jerome were wealthy East Coasters who married well, played the stock market better, and retired early into a life of sport and politicking. <\/p>\n<p>In 1871, they were invited on a hunt by General Sheridan along with several other business magnates, newspaper men, and barons of industry. Chief Guide for the trip Buffalo Bill Cody coined it &#8220;The Millionaires Hunting Party.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>This E.M. Reilly double rifle in .500\/.450 No. 1 Express was a gift from Leonard to his brother Lawrence, a beautiful and effective gift for the plains game of the American West.<\/p>\n<p>\u25ac Contents of this video \u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac <br \/>00:02 &#8211; A Story of Adventure<br \/>00:19 &#8211; Who Were Lawrence and Leonard Jerome?<br \/>01:35 &#8211; Winston Churchill&#8217;s Grandfather and &#8220;The King of Wall Street,&#8221; Leonard<br \/>02:03 &#8211; Lawrence&#8217;s Interesting Lineage<br \/>02:48 &#8211; General Sheridan&#8217;s Epic Hunting Idea<br \/>03:28 &#8211; The Millionaires Hunting Party<br \/>05:17 &#8211;  E.M. Reilly &#038; Co. Double Rifle of Lawrence R. 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