The June 2009 line-up:
JOHN HARDEN IN ABILENE – When John Wesley Harden arrived in Abilene, Kansas, this deadliest of pistoleroes was number two in that town. This story of what happened is intriguing.
CHARLES MCINTYRE – Even though Charles was just a bystander at a shooting, he ended up being one of the people lynched by a vigilante committee. The reason may have had nothing to do with the shooting.
CAMAS PRAIRIE WAR I & II – When the Bannock Indians signed a peace treaty, one word was written incorrectly. It resulted in war.
WILLIAM QUANTRILL – Some people are controlled by events. Others control them. Quantrill took advantage of events.
JIM MURPHY – Jim set up fellow gang member, Sam Bass, who was killed. He spent the rest of his short life hiding from the other gang members, finally committing suicide.
COCHISE DIES – Cochise spent years attacking the Anglos in the Southwest, after being accused of a kidnapping that after his death was proven that he didn’t do.
ROBERT FORD – Although Robert killed a famous outlaw, it not only didn’t make him a hero, it made him an outcast.
MORMON HANDCART COMPANY – It took resolute people to move west. But there were no more resolute people than those who pulled handcarts to get there.
(Picture is of Mormon Handcarts)
SAMUEL MAVERICK – Even though Maverick never wanted to be a cattleman, his name became attached to a type of cow.
COWBOY'S SHOOTOUT I & II – It’s interesting how a shootout involving brothers in one territory was a factor in a shootout involving another set of brothers in another territory.
BILLY WILSON – Sometimes men are able to outlive their past, turn over a new leaf, and are given a new chance.
GEORGE FLATT – Things moved fast in the Old West. One day George is a hero. The next day he’s a dead bum.
JOE MEEK – Mountain men were known for their ability to tell tall tales. Joe Meek was also known for his integrity.
MARTIN SWEENY – Although the movies show men engaged in face-to-face shootouts, actual gun deaths were usually the way it happened to Martin Sweeny.
LITTLE BIG HORN I & II – Over the years, George Armstrong Custer has been thought of as a great military hero and a fool. Could he have been both?
CRAWFORD GOLDSBY – There are those who say a name makes a man. When Crawford Goldsby changed his name, it sure made him different.
BATTLE OF ADOBE WALLS – Many times medicine men were an inspiration in leading their braves into battle. Medicine man Isatai’s inspiration ended up being tragic.
TEXAS RANGER FRANK JONES – Frank Jones probably symbolizes the image of the Texas Rangers as well as any man who served in their ranks.
ABEL HEAD PIERCE – Abel Pierce was a cowboy from Rhode Island who’s name didn’t impress anyone. But when he became Shanghai Pierce, things changed.
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