The April line-up:
WILLIAM BRADY – When Billy the Kid and his regulators killed Sheriff William Brady, because of the way it happened, Billy started loosing support.
ESTHER MORRIS – Although Esther has been celebrated as an early women’s movement hero, she was in no way radical.
PONY EXPRESS – The Pony Express, one of the Old West’s most romantic organizations, lasted only about a year and a half.(See Picture)
SEMINOLE-NEGROES – A most unusual military unit, they were tenacious in hunting down the marauding Comanche.
NATE CHAMPION – Nate, like many settlers, was one tough person in a conflict with cattlemen.
EDWARD CASH – Cash was the center of a stolen cattle ring. Although his neighbors couldn’t prove it in court, they were able to bring an end to the stolen cattle.
UTAH WAR – When Brigham Young brought his followers to Utah, he decided to make it an independent nation. The U.S. didn’t go along with his plan.
BUD FRAZER – Bud was in three gunfights with Jim Miller. And, he won the first two. But, mysteriously Miller wouldn’t die.
SHOPPING SERVICE – The convenience of having someone shop for you isn’t new. It took place back in 1869.
MASTERSON-PEACOCK SHOOTOUT – James Masterson got into trouble, and his brother, Bat, came to his rescue.
PAT GARRETT’S BOOK – Pat Garrett wrote a book about his conflict with Billy the Kid. He hoped it would make him famous. Unfortunately, the book made Billy the Kid famous.
CASTLE GRANDE HOLDUP – Butch Cassidy did a great job of planning his robberies. This is a perfect example of his work.
CHIEF COMPA – Compa was a friend of a trader named John Johnson. When Johnson decided to make some extra money by dealing in scalps, Compa’s was one of the first he took.
OKLAHOMA LAND RUSH I & II – Although the Oklahoma Land Rush was to have been an equal opportunity for everyone, there were those who took advantage of the situation.
JESSE JAMES MARRIED I & II – Jesse James’ marriage to his first cousin was quite an affair. Even the Pinkertons showed up.
DAVY CROCKETT PLAY – Half alligator and half horse, Davy Crockett was an American legend even before Hollywood stepped in.
ZEBULON PIKE – Although Zebulon Pike was a successful explorer, it seems his success was in spite of his miscalculations.
BURTON MOSSMAN – The head of the Arizona Rangers, Mossman was responsible for Arizona finally becoming a state.
MEDICINE LODGE HOLDUP – Like many a holdup, the Medicine Lodge Bank holdup seems to have gone wrong from the very beginning.
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