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Ordinary People Who Became Old West Legends (ENCORE)
When most folks think about the Old West, they almost immediately envision daring lawmen and bloodthirsty outlaws. But did you know that the frontier…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Dan Bogan: The West’s Most Elusive Fugitive
At just 21 years old, Dan Bogan was already facing a death sentence. After a drunken rampage in Texas ended in murder, he and his partner were found …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Bounty Hunters of the Wild West: Fact or Fiction?
Did Bounty Hunters really exist in the Old West, or is that just another invention of Hollywood? The truth is a lot more complicated than the movies …
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Barney Riggs: The Deadliest Gunfighter You've Never Heard Of
Barney Riggs was one of the Old West’s most notorious and controversial gunfighters. Born in Arkansas in 1856, Riggs moved to Texas as a child, where…
9 months, 1 week ago
Top 10 Deadliest Gunfighters
Who was the deadliest gunfighter of the Old West? Legends like Wild Bill Hickok, Billy the Kid, and Jesse James all have larger-than-life reputations…
9 months, 1 week ago
Billy Dixon & the 2nd Battle of Adobe Walls
On June 27th, 1874, a handful of buffalo hunters found themselves surrounded by hundreds of Comanche at a place called Adobe Walls. Outnumbered more …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Outlaw or Ghost? The Search for Jesse Evans
What really happened to Jesse Evans, the outlaw who once rode with Billy the Kid and helped ignite the Lincoln County War? He shot up dance halls, ru…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Grave Secrets: Where Is Billy the Kid Really Buried?
For generations, rumors have swirled that Old West outlaw Billy the Kid’s grave at Fort Sumner was swept away by a massive flood. But is there any tr…
10 months ago
In the Days of Billy the Kid: Featuring James B. Mills
Was José Chavez y Chavez really part Navajo? And what about Billy the Kid’s famous escape from Lincoln? Was that Young Guns 2 scene with the pistol i…
10 months, 1 week ago
James Beckwourth: From Slave to Mountain Man
James Beckwourth lived one of the most extraordinary lives in American frontier history. Born the son of a white plantation owner and an enslaved Bla…
10 months, 1 week ago