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Frank Canton Part 4 | Alaska
Dec. 7, 2022

Frank Canton Part 4 | Alaska

This is part 4 in the series on Frank Canton. Link to previous episodes below. When we left off, Frank was laying low in Nebraska following the aftermath of the Johnson County War. On this episode we’ll take a look …

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Frank Canton Part 3 | Johnson County War
Nov. 30, 2022

Frank Canton Part 3 | Johnson County War

This is Part 3 in the Frank Canton series. See links below for Parts 1 2. Things in Johnson County, Wyoming had finally come to a head. After the Wyoming Stock Growers Association allegedly lynched James Averell and Ella Watson, …

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Frank Canton Part 2 | Sheriff
Nov. 23, 2022

Frank Canton Part 2 | Sheriff

This is Part 2 in the Frank Canton series. See link below for Part 1. During Canton’s time as Johnson County Sheriff, he sent over a dozen men to prison – mostly for horse theft – and even executed a …

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Frank Canton Part 1 | The Outlaw Years
Nov. 16, 2022

Frank Canton Part 1 | The Outlaw Years

Frank Canton was not born; he was created. The mental fabrication of a notorious outlaw and escaped convict by the name of Joe Horner. After possibly killing his first man at the tender age of 15, Horner would spend the …

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Frank James - The Old Shoe Salesman
Oct. 29, 2022

Frank James - The Old Shoe Salesman

It’s safe to say that a career as an outlaw doesn’t lend itself to a long life. Billy the Kid was only twenty-one years old when he was killed. Cherokee Bill a year younger. The notorious Bloody Bill Anderson not …

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An Execution Gone Wrong
Oct. 26, 2022

An Execution Gone Wrong

Happy Halloween! Clemente Apolinar was the last person publicly hanged in Texas. Not only did his execution go horribly wrong but you won’t BELIEVE what the location is currently being used as. Check out my website for more true tales …

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Captain Jack & the Modoc War | Part 3
Oct. 12, 2022

Captain Jack & the Modoc War | Part 3

Fifty Modoc warriors defied the U.S. Army for nearly a year; outwitting and outfighting them on more than one occasion, & killing a General in the process. This is Part 3 of the series on Captain Jack and the Modoc …

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Captain Jack & the Modoc War | Part 2
Sept. 28, 2022

Captain Jack & the Modoc War | Part 2

This is part 2 in the series on the Modoc war. If you haven’t already listened to part 1, you may want to do so. Captain Jack & the Modoc War | Part 1 - We’ve already discussed the Modoc …

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Captain Jack & the Modoc War | Part 1
Sept. 14, 2022

Captain Jack & the Modoc War | Part 1

In 1874 Kintpuash – better known as Captain Jack - led his small band of the Modoc people off of a reservation in southern Oregon and back to their homeland in Northern California. What occurred after would be one of …

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Kit vs Goliath
Aug. 31, 2022

Kit vs Goliath

What happens when a young Kit Carson faces off against a mountain of a man at the annual trapper’s rendezvous? What IS a rendezvous? And who gets the girl??? Check out my website for more true tales from the wild …

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Wild Bill Hickok | Part Three
Aug. 17, 2022

Wild Bill Hickok | Part Three

This is part 3 and the final installment of this series on Wild Bill Hickok. If you have not already listened to the first two episodes, please do so. Links below. We’ve already pretty much covered Bill’s entire life; his …

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Wild Bill Hickok | Part Two
Aug. 10, 2022

Wild Bill Hickok | Part Two

Wild Bill leaves Independence after killing Davis Tutt and pursues employment as a scout and U.S Deputy Marshal. As Hickok’s notoriety increases, he goes on to serve as Marshal in the rough Kansas towns of Hays and Abilene before joining …

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Wild Bill Hickok | Part One
Aug. 1, 2022

Wild Bill Hickok | Part One

Few names associated with the old west are as recognizable as Wild Bill Hickok. And for good reason. In many ways, Wild Bill was the quintessential westerner of the later 19th century. Wagon master, scout, soldier, spy, lawman, gambler, actor, …

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History Daily Presents - Jesse James & the Kid
July 20, 2022

History Daily Presents - Jesse James & the Kid

Unfortunately due to technical difficulties there will be no new episode of The Wild West Extravaganza today. But don't you worry none, I'll be leaving you in the very capable hands of Lindsay Graham, the host of History Daily. You …

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Cullen Baker | The First Fast Draw?
July 6, 2022

Cullen Baker | The First Fast Draw?

Said to have killed hundreds of people – although the true number is likely far less than that – Cullen Baker was one of the more deadly men of the old west; a guy who didn’t blink when it came …

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Joaquin Murrieta
June 22, 2022

Joaquin Murrieta

Imagine for a second that you’re a young immigrant, lured to a foreign land with hopes of creating a better life for yourself and your family. Upon arrival, however, things don’t turn out quite like you dreamed and those in …

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Dewey Beard & a Horse Named Comanche
June 8, 2022

Dewey Beard & a Horse Named Comanche

This is a tale of two survivors. One, affectionately known as Comanche, was an 8-year veteran of the U.S. military. He was first wounded in battle against hostiles on the southern plains in 1868. And, when Custer led the charge …

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The Brothers McCarty
May 25, 2022

The Brothers McCarty

The Gambler lived his life as did many of his kind, quietly and in the shadows. Never making a mark nor desiring to do so. His long life spanned from the wild and rough days of Tombstone and Silver City …

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Rube Burrow | The Robinhood of Alabama
May 10, 2022

Rube Burrow | The Robinhood of Alabama

Rube Burrow got his start as an honest man. A simple cowboy and farmer with a wife and children. But when his wife died and the farm went belly up, Rube took to earning a living any way he could. …

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Brushy Bill is a Lying Liar
April 22, 2022

Brushy Bill is a Lying Liar

The outlaw Billy the Kid was allegedly killed at the age of 21 by Sheriff Pat Garrett in the year 1881. Skip ahead another 70 years and you have an elderly man known as Brushy Bill Roberts coming forward shattering …

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Alfred Packer | Colorado Cannibal
April 6, 2022

Alfred Packer | Colorado Cannibal

April 1874. Present day Colorado. A half-starved weather-beaten Alfred Packer came limping into the Los Pinos Indian Agency seeking refuge. Feet covered in rags he claimed he had a harrowing story to tell. The man was ushered in and given …

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The Bandit Killer
March 31, 2022

The Bandit Killer

When future General George S. Patton saw his first taste of combat, he was a young officer on the Mexican border. But was this REALLY his first fight? Email me! Check out my website! Buy me a coffee!

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The Newton Massacre
March 16, 2022

The Newton Massacre

There’s two things you just don’t discuss in a beer joint: politics and religion. Reason being these topics tend to be a bit divisive. You add alcohol to the mix and things could get downright ugly. As was the case …

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BONUS - Obscure History | The Lawless Horrel Brothers
March 9, 2022

BONUS - Obscure History | The Lawless Horrel Brothers

In a remote corner of Oregon’s northeastern territory exists a mysterious and foreboding village. This is the legend of Sammyville. Listen and subscribe to Obscure History wherever you get your podcasts! Obscure History -

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