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The Wild West Newsletter

Wild West Josh

Real history of the Old West, drawn from actual evidence and primary sources.

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Hang 'em High

How many people were legally hanged for stealing horses back in the Old West? Dozens? Hundreds? Maybe even thousands?

George Maledon, Judge Isaac Parker’s hangman

The actual number is just one.

That’s right. Across the entire history of...

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Sheriff John Larn

In the spring of 1876, the U.S. Army entered into a contract with the newly elected sheriff of Shackelford County, Texas, to supply beef to the garrison at Fort Griffin. The sheriff, a highly respected man who had recently married into one...

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The Short, Violent Life of Spike Kenedy

James “Spike” Kenedy was the kind of man who couldn’t lose gracefully. Whether it was a hand of poker, a bar fight, or the affections of a woman, every slight became a grudge, and every grudge seemed to end with him reaching for a gun.

Jam...

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Constable George Bravin

George Bravin may not be a household name like Wyatt Earp or Doc Holliday, but he did serve as a lawman in Tombstone, Arizona, for the better part of three decades. Hell, he once even survived getting two of his toes shot off by an outlaw i...

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The Rifle That Outlived Him

On New Year’s Day, 1883, the grateful citizens of Caldwell, Kansas, handed their city marshal a gift. It was a Model 1873 Winchester, second model, serial number 33669, gold and silver mounted, ornately engraved, with a silver presentation...

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