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Legends of the Old West
Black Barrel Media
300 episodes · in order
Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, and Butch and Sundance. Lakota, Comanche and Apache. Wars, gunfights and robberies. This show covers the toughest lawmen, the wildest outlaws, and the deadliest towns — all the people and events that shaped the American West.
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BILLY THE KID Ep. 10 | “The Legend”
The outlaw lifestyle finally catches up with Billy the Kid. A shootout claims the life of one of his oldest friends; he is sentenced to hang for his actions in the Lincoln County War; and he proves one last time that…
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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 1 | “Safety In Numbers”
Pleasant Valley in Arizona Territory becomes an ideal place to raise cattle in the late 1870s. But when Apache raids sweep through the area in the early 1880s, neighbors do their best to survive. Two families, the…
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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 2 | “Assault With Intent To Kill”
The cattle baron of Pleasant Valley believes the Tewksbury brothers are stealing his animals. He sends three men to the Tewksbury ranch to discover the truth, and the confrontation turns into a shootout. The first…
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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 3 | “Bad Blood”
The Graham brothers form a secret pact with cattle baron Jim Stinson. In the process, the Grahams betray their friends, the Tewksburys. The betrayal ends the friendship between the two families and leads to a gunfight,…
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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 4 | “The Disappearance of Martin Blevins”
In August 1887, the simmering feud heats up to a boil when the notorious Blevins family becomes an ally of the Graham family. When a member of the Blevins family disappears, a search party finds itself in a deadly…
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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 5 | “Lock, Stock, and Barrel”
When members of the Graham family feel they were denied justice after the deadly ambush of Bill Graham, they team up with the Blevins brothers to take the law into their own hands. They attack the Tewksbury family and…
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PLEASANT VALLEY WAR Ep. 6 | “Last Man Standing”
A posse of lawmen rides to Pleasant Valley to stop the violence once and for all, but it leads to another gunfight that takes more lives from the Graham side of the feud. A lone survivor on the Graham side flees…
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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 1 | “A Hostile Declaration”
The U.S. government tries and fails to buy the sacred Black Hills from the Lakota. As a result, President Ulysses S. Grant authorizes a plan to wage war on the Native American tribes of the Northern Plains. Lieutenant…
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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 2 | “Battle of the Rosebud”
Three army columns are in the field and the campaign is underway. The Montana column is the first to discover the enormous Native American village, but it’s slow to react. Sitting Bull participates in the Sun Dance…
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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 3 | “Reno’s Charge”
After the Battle of the Rosebud, the Native American village moves to the valley of the Little Bighorn River. Custer leads the Dakota column as it follows the trail of the village. General Terry leads the Montana…
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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 4 | “Custer’s Last Stand”
Major Marcus Reno’s charge turns into a retreat and the survivors are trapped on a hill above the Little Bighorn River. At the other end of the valley, Custer leads a charge against the village in an attempt to capture…
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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 5 | “The Siege of Reno Hill”
On the second day of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the combined companies of Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen must survive blistering heat, a shortage of water, the stench of death, and constant…
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LITTLE BIGHORN Ep. 6 | “131 Days”
The Montana Column arrives at the battlefield in the Little Bighorn Valley and helps the survivors of the siege of Reno Hill. The fate of Custer’s command finally becomes clear and the news will soon shock the country.…
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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 1 | “Go West, Young Man”
James Butler Hickok has a restless spirit. He leaves his family home in Illinois and lands in Kansas during the lawless years of Bleeding Kansas. He becomes a freighter, a bodyguard, a scout, and a soldier. He survives…
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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 2 | “Showdown In Springfield”
Wild Bill finishes his service with the Union army in the Civil War and then ends up in Springfield, Missouri. A new friendship turns sour and leads to the first recorded quick-draw gunfight in the American West.…
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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 3 | “The Outlaws of Hays City”
Hickok becomes the marshal of Hays City after Texas cowboys scare off the previous lawmen. The small Kansas town has never seen a marshal like Wild Bill. His unique appearance and routine cause the townsfolk to marvel,…
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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 4 | “Marshal of Abilene”
A month after Hickok becomes marshal of Abilene, two Texas gunfighters, Phil Coe and Ben Thompson, start a saloon called the Bull’s Head Tavern. The rowdy joint creates tension all summer in 1871 and leads to a…
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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 5 | “Scouts of the Plains”
Hickok hits his low point, but his old friend Buffalo Bill Body convinces him to join a play called “Scouts of the Plains,” and Hickok makes more money than he ever has in his life. However, Wild Bill hates the show…
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WILD BILL HICKOK Ep. 6 | “Deadwood”
Wild Bill returns to Cheyenne and joins the wagon train organized by his good friend Charlie Utter. The caravan begins the trip to Deadwood and Buffalo Bill Cody on the trail. He delivers shocking news of the Battle of…
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OUTLAWS Ep. 1 | John Wesley Hardin: “Hero or Villain”
John Wesley Hardin was the son of a Methodist preacher who grew into one of the most prolific killers in American history. He killed his first man at the age of 15. By 18, he’d killed Union soldiers, Texas State Police…
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OUTLAWS Ep. 2 | John Wesley Hardin: “Trouble on the Trail”
After a slew of murders in Texas, John Wesley Hardin flees the state. He joins a cattle drive to Kansas and lands in Abilene where Wild Bill Hickok is the marshal. Hardin allegedly kills vaqueros and Native American…
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OUTLAWS Ep. 3 | John Wesley Hardin: “The Most Wanted Man In Texas”
On a return trip from Louisiana, John Wesley Hardin nearly dies after a shootout in Trinity City, Texas. He surrenders to law enforcement, but then escapes from jail. He helps kill a county sheriff and then a deputy…
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Introducing "Spectacle: Las Vegas" from Sony Music Entertainment
It’s a city that shouldn’t exist. An oasis in the desert, a mirage — it’s a city of buzzing neon, flowing fountains, and fortunes made and lost. A city of hedonism: concerts, casinos, showgirls, and all-you-can-eat…
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OUTLAWS Ep. 4 | John Wesley Hardin: “The End In El Paso”
The Texas Rangers arrest John Wesley Hardin and drag him back to Texas to stand trial for murder. Hardin goes to prison, suffers family tragedies during his sentence, and prepares for a new career as a lawyer. After…
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OUTLAWS Ep. 5 | Henry Plummer: “Support Your Local Marshal”
Henry Plummer moves from New England to California and completes an improbable rise from failed miner to successful businessman to town marshal. But Plummer soon fears the powerful men of Nevada City, California as…
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OUTLAWS Ep. 6 | Henry Plummer: “Prisoner No. 1573”
In the wake of a deadly shootout near Nevada City, town marshal Henry Plummer kills a man whom he suspects is a danger to his wife. Plummer claims self defense, but a jury believes otherwise. Plummer lands in notorious…
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OUTLAWS Ep. 7 | Henry Plummer: “Montana Vigilantes”
Henry Plummer becomes the sheriff of Bannack, Montana, but many believe he also runs a gang of killers and thieves. Before long, powerful men organize and authorize crews of vigilantes who systematically hang their…
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Introducing "History Daily" from Airship and Noiser
Every weekday host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous moment that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of…
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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 1 | Stagecoach Mary: “The Trailblazer”
Mary Fields was a former slave who became the caretaker of a convent in Ohio before rushing west to help save the life of her closest friend. In Montana, she became a legendary stagecoach driver for the U.S. postal…
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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 2 | Olive Oatman: “The Survivor”
Olive Oatman endured a long, difficult wagon trip with her family from Illinois to Arizona Territory. Her wagon train was attacked by Apaches and she spent five years as a prisoner of the tribes of the Southwest. Near…
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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 3 | Belle Starr: “The Bandit Queen, part 1”
Belle Starr grew up in Missouri during the Civil War and acted as a spy for Quantrill’s Raiders. Her husband and brothers embraced the outlaw lifestyle and became affiliated with Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang.…
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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 4 | Belle Starr: “The Bandit Queen, part 2”
Belle and her husband Sam Starr stole horses and cattle, and worked with the outlaw network that was organized by Sam’s father. They faced justice in the courtroom of “Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker, but then resumed…
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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 5 | Pearl Hart: “The Stagecoach Robber, part 1”
Peart Hart faced extreme trauma as a young girl and eventually ran away from home with her sister. They crisscrossed the East Coast and Midwest of America and committed petty crimes and minor burglaries. They landed in…
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WOMEN OF THE WEST Ep. 6 | Pearl Hart: “The Stagecoach Robber, part 2”
In Arizona Territory, Peart Hart’s adventures escalated and intensified. She robbed a stagecoach, tried to outrun the law, escaped from jail, and ended up in the notorious Yuma Prison. Her exploits made headlines…
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UPDATE | Schedule announcement
An update on the schedules for Legends of the Old West and Infamous America for the second half of 2022… Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of…
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ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 1: “Bat Masterson, Hunter & Hero”
Bat Masterson hunts buffalo in western Kansas. He fights in the Second Battle of Adobe Walls. He plays a key role in an Army rescue mission. He meets his lifelong friend, Wyatt Earp. And the journeys of both young men…
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ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 2: “Wyatt Earp, Lawman & Legend”
Wyatt Earp crisscrosses the West as a stagecoach driver, a teamster and a lawman. He experiences tragedy and triumph, and he builds a reputation as a relentless lawman. By the summer of 1876, he and his friend Bat…
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ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 3: “Wicked Town”
Wyatt Earp meets Doc Holliday while trailing outlaws to Texas. In Dodge, Bat Masterson takes a new law job and his older brother, Ed, becomes town marshal. But Ed’s life is in danger. In the first six months, he finds…
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ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 4: “The Battle of the Plaza”
After a shocking murder in April 1878, another murder rocks Dodge City in October. Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and an all-star posse attempt to bring the killer to justice. A year later, Wyatt and Bat leave town for…
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ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 5: “The Last Hurrah”
In Tombstone, Arizona, events lead Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. And then Wyatt and Doc seek further justice on the outlaws who attack Wyatt’s brothers. Wyatt’s posse ends up in…
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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 1 | Heck Thomas: “Fort Worth Detective Association”
Henry Thomas, Jr., better known as Heck Thomas, was a young lawman in Georgia before he caught what he called “a severe case of Texas fever.” He became an express messenger on a railroad and then a self-made detective.…
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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 2 | Heck Thomas: “Tracking the Dalton Gang”
The Dalton Gang plagued Oklahoma Territory in the early 1890s. After the disastrous Coffeyville Raid, the gang reformed as the Doolin-Dalton Gang, with Bill Doolin at the helm. The U.S. Marshals hired a legion of…
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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 3 | Chris Madsen: “Soldier of Fortune”
Chris Madsen was a Danish immigrant with a colorful past, but one thing was certain: he loved action. When he moved to America, he joined the Fifth Cavalry and fought on the Northern Plains for nearly 15 years. Then,…
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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 4 | Chris Madsen: “Oklahoma Lawman”
One of the most dangerous jobs in Oklahoma Territory is that of a U.S. Marshal. After the Doolin-Dalton Gang robs a series of trains, Deputy Marshal Chris Madsen and his posse fought in deadly shootouts to stop the…
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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 5 | Bill Tilghman: “Dodge City Deputy”
Bill Tilghman grew up idolizing Wild Bill Hickok. When Tilghman was 24, he became a full-time lawman in Dodge City during the peak of its wild years as one of the wickedest towns in the West. He worked with the Earp…
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THREE GUARDSMEN Ep. 6 | Bill Tilghman: “The End of the Outlaws”
As the battle raged between the U.S. Marshals and the Doolin-Dalton Gang, Tilghman narrowly missed a legendary – but tragic – shootout between the two sides. In the aftermath, an elite group of manhunters, including…
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Introducing "Real Outlaws" from Noiser
Ned Kelly is the model social bandit, an Australian legend without equal – even today he’s still considered a symbol of rebellion against the establishment. But what’s the truth behind the myth? We journey into the…
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TOM HORN Ep. 1 | “Arizona Wars”
Tom Horn battles through a rough childhood and then heads west like many young men of the era. He lands in Arizona and quickly finds himself embroiled in the Apache Wars and the Pleasant Valley War. In that crucible,…
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TOM HORN Ep. 2 | “Pinkerton Detective”
After Tom helps track some horse thieves, he receives a recommendation to join the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. He heads north to Colorado, and before long, he and the agency learn of a range war in Johnson…
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TOM HORN Ep. 3 | “The Johnson County War”
Tom Horn helps recruit a mercenary army on behalf of the cattle barons and they kill two men outside Buffalo, Wyoming. The mercenaries meet their match when the sheriff recruits a posse to oppose the cattle barons.…
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