The May 2008 line-up:
JIM MURPHY ARRESTED – After being arrested, in order to get a pardon, Jim Murphy sets up his friend, outlaw Sam Bass.
GEORGE NEWCOMB – Bitter Creek Newcomb finds that just because he has the love of a woman, it doesn’t mean her brothers also care for him.
BATTLE OF PUEBLO, MEXICO – Here is the story behind the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo. And, it isn’t Mexican Independence Day.
JOHN B. JONES – Following the Civil War, Confederate Jones looked to start a country elsewhere for dissidents. What he did latter in his life will surprise you.
HUGH GLASS – The unbelievable story of a man’s survival after being mangled by a grizzly bear and left to die.
PYRAMID LAKE WAR – In the battle between the cowboys and Indians, sometimes the Indians not only won, they won big. This is a perfect illustration.
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD COMPLETED – The story of the celebration that took when the two railroads met at Promontory, Utah. But was the railroad really completed?
FIFTY CENT POKER GAME – Although he was only playing fifty cent poker, “Mysterious” Dave Mather didn’t like loosing.
WHAM PAYROLL ROBBERY I & II – The mysterious robbery of a payroll wagon, and how information that came out 53 years later revealed a completely different story.
WILLIAM SUBLETTE – Most mountain men wanted to stay away from people. Sublette was different. He was an organizer and a businessperson.
SAN QUENTIN JAILBREAK – Because of extenuating circumstances, this “jailbreak” was more of a “let-out.”
SAN FRANCISCO'S SECOND VIGILANTE COMMITTEE – We’re familiar with the vigilante committee that was formed at the time of the gold rush. But, there was another that was formed in 1856.
JOHN THOMPSON – Here is the amazing story of a mailman who, for twenty years, endured unbelievable obstacles to make sure the mail was delivered.
JIM BAKER – Although he wasn’t as well known as some other mountain men, Baker was a chip off the old block.
WALLACE'S HORSE – Jim Wallace had a white faced horse that seemed to get him in a lot of trouble.
SODBUSTERS – With the signing of the Homestead Act, pioneers went out west only to find areas with no lumber to build homes. But they adapted. (Picture is of a sodhouse)
CURLY – Curly was a Crow Indian scout attached to George Custer’s command. Circumstances were such that he watched Custer’s defeat from a nearby hill.
OREGON TRAIL – The 2,000-mile journey taken by many a pioneer as they looked for new opportunities and a new life.
CODY'S MEDAL OF HONOR – Most people don’t know that Buffalo Bill Cody won a Congressional Medal of Honor. Well, he won it; got it taken away; and then got it again.
BOB LEATHERWOOD – Heroes sometimes come about because of an accident. This was true of Leatherwood.
ASHLEY AND THE ARIKARAS – The early explorers and mountain men had to fight the elements, wildlife and Indians. And Ashley’s group was no different.
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