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Wyatt Earp vs Comanche Jack
Comanche Jack Stilwell worked as a teamster on the Santa Fe Trail, hunted buffalo on the southern plains, and participated in the famous Battle of Be…
2 years, 11 months ago
On The Warpath | My Sixty Years on the Plains
War is hell. I know that sounds cliché but there’s a simple, irrefutable truth in that short yet powerful statement, one that is unchanging through t…
2 years, 11 months ago
Harriet Tubman | Her Half of History
This bonus episode comes to us from Lori Davis and her excellent podcast Her Half of History. Brand new episode of The Wild West Extravaganza still s…
2 years, 11 months ago
Was Billy the Kid's Death a Hoax?
How can we be so certain that Pat Garrett really killed Billy the Kid? Today we take a look at all of the evidence – the eyewitness accounts, officia…
2 years, 11 months ago
Pat Garrett | Murder
From investigating the Fountain disappearance to working as Sheriff of Dona Ana County, and appointed as the Collector of Customs by Teddy Roosevelt …
2 years, 11 months ago
Pat Garrett | The Vanishing of Albert Jennings Fountain
In February of 1896, Albert Jennings Fountain and his 8-year-old son Henry vanished off the face of the earth, never to be seen again.
The pair had be…
2 years, 11 months ago
Pat Garrett | The End of the Kid
Pat Garrett, along with deputies John W. Poe and Kip McKinney, make one final push into Fort Sumner in search of Billy the Kid. In doing so, they imm…
3 years ago
Pat Garrett | Pat vs Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett is now the Sheriff of Lincoln County and he’s got one job – to put an end to his old friend, Billy the Kid. And you better believe he was…
3 years ago
Pat Garrett | Origin Story
On the night of July 14th, 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett killed Billy the Kid. In doing so he not only helped create a legend, but he also ensured that h…
3 years ago
Scalping & Trading | My Sixty Years On The Plains
Who invented scalping? The Native Americans? Or did the Europeans introduce the atrocious behavior to the New World? The answer – like much of histor…
3 years ago