Short Format Daily Radio Show

March 2008**

If you aren't familiar with the radio show, you can hear one of the twenty-one shows that we are airing for the month of March right now. Just click on the title "Sam Houston Slandered" and be taken back to the Old West. It has been said of the show that the listener can actually "feel the leather and smell the gun smoke." Incidentally, all of the stories take place in the month in which they are aired.

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The March line-up:

JACK McCALL – Double jeopardy didn’t stand in the way of hanging McCall, the killer of Wild Bill Hickok.

TABOR & “BABY” DOE – During the Old West fortunes came and went. Probably the best example is the story of Horace Tabor and his wife “Baby” Doe.

JAMES ALLEN – I’m sure at one time or another you’ve gotten bad service in a restaurant. But, I’m sure you didn’t get what James Allen was serving.

HUBERT HOWE BANCROFT – With a library of more than 40,000 books, Hubert Bancroft published the complete history of North America, from Panama to Alaska.

MILITARY CAMELS – Were it not for a twist of fate, it could very well be that outfitters would be using camels as pack animals instead of mules and horses.

BARNEY RIGGS – Barney had an idea about how to keep his pistol from sliding down his pants. It almost cost him his life, but not in the way you may think.

JESSE CHISHOLM – As a mountain man Chisholm traveled the west trading with the Indians and acting as an interpreter for the government. But he’s best known for a cattle trail on which more than a million cattle traveled called the Chisholm Trail.

WILD BILL HICKOK MARRIED – Although most people don’t know it Wild Bill Hickok was married, for six months, at least.

KANSAS BLACK COLONIES – Following the Civil War, Blacks in the South still faced oppression. So, they went to Kansas seeking wealth.

KANSAS QUARANTINE – The Kansas legislature passed a bill prohibiting Texas cowboys and their cattle from coming to Kansas. Although it might seem extreme, there were good reasons for it.

EMMET DALTON – Although it doesn’t always work out, with Emmet, a good woman did get him to walk the straight and narrow.

JACK SLADE – A wild man when he was drunk, friends made sure he stopped drinking, with the assistance of a rope.

THE POLITE ROBBERS – All Old West outlaws weren’t rough and gruff. At least all Old West outlaws weren’t rough and gruff all the time.

CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT – Looking for money in the gold fields around 100,000 Chinese came to California. This resulted in legislation that stopped most Chinese immigration.

BATTLE OF POWDER RIVER – On the verge victory, the troops of Colonel Reynold’s troops allowed the Indians to escape. His excuse was that his troops were led by an Indian in war paint.

BENSON STAGE HOLDUP I & II – During the Old West there were hundreds of stage holdups, but this one was special. It was a major factor in the O. K. Corral Shootout.

TUBURCIO VASQUEZ – It seems that Tuburcio was in jail more than he was free. If they would have had the “three strikes you’re out” law in the Old West Tuburcio would have created a lot less havoc.

ACTOR BEN PORTER KILLED – It was a tough time in the Old West for both good and bad actors. Ben Porter ended up dead, and Maurice Barrymore was shot. You’ll be interested in hearing who Maurice Barrymore was.

TOM McCARTY – Tom was an outlaw involved with Butch Cassidy. He may not have always been successful, but he did have a macabre sense of humor.

SAM HOUSTON SLANDERED – Sometimes when a man is down you don’t want to kick him. It happened to Sam Houston, and the kicks gave him extra determination.