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.
448 episodes transcribedCharles Baggs, who became known as Doc Baggs, followed the gold rush to Colorado in the late 1850s. He quickly decided that there were easier ways to...
A woman who used the name “Lottie Deno” became one of the most successful gamblers in the West. She kept her true identity secret from most people as...
A woman who used the name “Lottie Deno” became one of the most successful gamblers in the West. She kept her true identity secret from most people as...
In 1872, two men devised one of the most audacious plans of the Old West era. They started a campaign to convince high-profile businessmen that a barr...
In 1872, two men devised one of the most audacious plans of the Old West era. They started a campaign to convince high-profile businessmen that a barr...
George Devol spent 40 years gambling on trains and riverboats. He was clever and creative, and he needed all his wiles to escape some close calls. Jo...
George Devol spent 40 years gambling on trains and riverboats. He was clever and creative, and he needed all his wiles to escape some close calls. Jo...
From Colorado to Alaska, Jefferson “Soapy” Smith made a name for himself as one of the premier con artists of the Old West. He used a variety of trick...
From Colorado to Alaska, Jefferson “Soapy” Smith made a name for himself as one of the premier con artists of the Old West. He used a variety of trick...
While the Navajo try to adjust to life at a new home, Kit Carson returns to the army for one more mission. He leads a column to the stronghold of the...
While the Navajo try to adjust to life at a new home, Kit Carson returns to the army for one more mission. He leads a column to the stronghold of the...
Kit Carson begins the chapter that will be the darkest of his life. He follows an order to force the Navajo – by any means necessary – to move to the...
Kit Carson begins the chapter that will be the darkest of his life. He follows an order to force the Navajo – by any means necessary – to move to the...
By 1862, the Civil War has stretched across the continent to the farthest territories of the West. Kit Carson joins the effort in New Mexico and leads...
By 1862, the Civil War has stretched across the continent to the farthest territories of the West. Kit Carson joins the effort in New Mexico and leads...
While the largest battles of the Mexican American War happen in Mexico, Kit Carson adds another layer to his growing legend during fighting in Califor...
While the largest battles of the Mexican American War happen in Mexico, Kit Carson adds another layer to his growing legend during fighting in Califor...
Kit Carson becomes the steady and reliable guide for John C. Fremont’s historic expeditions to California. The first two are relatively routine, but t...
Kit Carson becomes the steady and reliable guide for John C. Fremont’s historic expeditions to California. The first two are relatively routine, but t...
Christopher “Kit” Carson is born in Kentucky, grows up in Missouri, and then heads west in search of adventure. He becomes a Mountain Man in the early...
