The March 2009 line-up:
JACK CRAWFORD – Jack, one of the earliest cowboy poets, was probably a better scout than poet.
PONY BOB – Pony Express riders were young men of great determination. But none was a determined as Pony Bob.
HARRISON-LEVY SHOOTOUT – Although the movies show the fastest on the draw the winner in shootouts, the results of this shootout were more typical of the Old West.
LARCENA PAGE I & II – Frontier women had it rough. But none endured more than Larcena, and overcame.
JUDGE ROY BEAN – The story of “the law west of the Pecos,” a man who was actually just a Justice of the Peace.
BONNEY-WALLACE MEETING – Billy the Kid and New Mexico Governor Wallace had worked out an agreement that made both men happy. Unfortunately, if just didn’t work out. (Picture is of New Mexico Governor Wallace and Billy the Kid)
CHARLES STOBIE – Although born to a well-to-do New England family, Charles became a Westerner through-and-through, as well as an outstanding artist.
BILL MINER – Although Bill Miner isn’t well known today, while holding up a stage, he coined a phrase that is used to this day by outlaws.
MORGAN EARP KILLED – The youngest of the Earp brothers involved in the O. K. Corral Shootout had barely healed from his shootout wounds when he was shot again, and killed.
CLINT BARKLEY – This is another brother-in-law story. In the end Barkley’s brothers-in-law were either killed in scrapes or hanged by vigilantes.
BRONCHO BILLY ANDERSON – The movie industry’s first cowboy star set the standard for cowboy stars to come.
FRANK STILWELL – Six months following the O. K. Corral shootout, the Earps were taking their dead brother, Morgan, to California. They were followed by Frank Stilwell. He became the first victim in Wyatt’s vengeance against the cowboys.
GEROME W. SHIELD – Even though they walked on different sides of the law, Gerome and neighbor Thomas Ketchum were in contact throughout their lives, even to the point that Black Jack Ketchum was hanged.
GEORGE MANUSE – Like many an outlaw “Flat Nose George” ended his life at the end of a vigilante’s rope. Today, all that remains of him are a pair of moccasins and tobacco pouch.
BOAT STOLEN – Future President Theodore Roosevelt showed the determination necessary to become the President when his small rowboat was stolen.
STEAMBOAT YELLOWSTONE – John Jacob Astor was an industrialist before the term was coined. Realizing money could be made through proper distribution, he revolutionized the fur trade.
GETTYSBURG OF THE WEST – During the Civil War the South looked towards the Southwest for money and men. But the battle that took place on March 26, 1862 ended their efforts.
JOHN KELLY – If you’ve ever wondered what is meant when someone “got his,” after hearing the story of John Kelly, you will know.
WOMEN JURORS – Although one of the reasons for not allowing women on a jury was that they would be easily swayed by the defense, the Laramie, Wyoming jury proved that reason wrong.
DR. YORK DISAPPEARS – The Bender family ran an inn in Cherryvale, Kansas. Unfortunately, for many people, including Dr. York, it was their last meal.
EMANUEL CLEMENTS – Like his cousin Wes Hardin, Manny robbed and killed. And, like his cousin, he ended up shot dead.
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