JACK McCALL – Double jeopardy didn’t stand in the way of hanging McCall, the killer of Wild Bill Hickok.
JAMES ALLEN – I’m sure at one time or another you’ve gotten bad service in a restaurant. But, I’m sure you didn’t get what James Allen was serving.
BARNEY RIGGS – Barney had an idea about how to keep his pistol from sliding down his pants. It almost cost him his life, but not in the way you may think.
JACK CRAWFORD – Jack, one of the earliest cowboy poets, was probably a better scout than poet.
PONY BOB – Pony Express riders were young men of great determination. But none was a determined as Pony Bob.
KANSAS BLACK COLONIES – Following the Civil War, Blacks in the South still faced oppression. So, they went to Kansas seeking wealth.
KANSAS QUARANTINE – The Kansas legislature passed a bill prohibiting Texas cowboys and their cattle from coming to Kansas. Although it might seem extreme, there were good reasons for it.
EMMET DALTON – Although it doesn’t always work out, with Emmet, a good woman did get him to walk the straight and narrow.
BENSON STAGE HOLDUP I & II – During the Old West there were hundreds of stage holdups, but this one was special. It was a major factor in the O. K. Corral Shootout.
LARCENA PAGE I & II – Frontier women had it rough. But none endured more than Larcena, and overcame.
JUDGE ROY BEAN – The story of “the law west of the Pecos,” a man who was actually just a Justice of the Peace.
BONNEY-WALLACE MEETING – Billy the Kid and New Mexico Governor Wallace had worked out an agreement that made both men happy. Unfortunately, if just didn’t work out.
CHARLES STOBIE – Although born to a well-to-do New England family, Charles became a Westerner through-and-through, as well as an outstanding artist.
BILL MINER HOLDS UP STAGE – Although Bill Miner isn’t well known today, while holding up a stage, he coined a phrase that is used to this day by outlaws.
MORGAN EARP KILLED – The youngest of the Earp brothers involved in the O. K. Corral Shootout had barely healed from his shootout wounds when he was shot again, and killed.
BRONCHO BILLY ANDERSON – The movie industry’s first cowboy star, set the standard for cowboy stars to come.
GEROME W. SHIELD – Even though they walked on different sides of the law, Gerome and neighbor Thomas Ketchum were in contact throughout their lives, even to the point that Black Jack Ketchum was hanged.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT BOAT STOLEN – Future President Theodore Roosevelt showed the determination necessary to become the President when his small rowboat was stolen.
JOHN KELLY – If you’ve ever wondered what is meant when someone “got his,” after hearing the story of John Kelly, you will know.
WOMEN JURORS – Although one of the reasons for not allowing women on a jury was that they would be easily swayed by the defense, the Laramie, Wyoming jury proved that reason wrong.
DR. YORK DISAPPEARS – The Bender family ran an inn in Cherryvale, Kansas. Unfortunately, for many people, including Dr. York, it was their last meal.
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