Legends of the Old West
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 275
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
KIT CARSON Ep. 6 | “The Battle of Adobe Walls”
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 Kiowa and Comanche in Texas to try to stop their …
00:31:38 |
Wed 21 Jun 2023
KIT CARSON Ep. 5 | “The Navajo Long Walk”
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 Bosque Redondo reservation. Carson’s scorched ear…
00:30:11 |
Wed 14 Jun 2023
KIT CARSON Ep. 4 | “Civil War”
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 a unit of volunteers at the Battle of Valverde. …
00:31:21 |
Wed 07 Jun 2023
KIT CARSON Ep. 3 | “The Mexican American War”
While the largest battles of the Mexican American War happen in Mexico, Kit Carson adds another layer to his growing legend during fighting in California. American units put down an uprising in Taos …
00:32:05 |
Wed 31 May 2023
KIT CARSON Ep. 2 | “The Bear Flag Revolt”
Kit Carson becomes the steady and reliable guide for John C. Fremont’s historic expeditions to California. The first two are relatively routine, but the third takes an unexpected and consequential tw…
00:31:35 |
Wed 24 May 2023
KIT CARSON Ep. 1 | “Mountain Man”
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 years of exploration of the West. He marries and…
00:32:24 |
Wed 17 May 2023
SUMMER OF 1876 BOOK | Audiobook Preview
This episode is a special preview of the audiobook version of Chris Wimmer’s book, “The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, And Legends In The Season That Defined The American West.”
Pre-order the audi…
00:32:46 |
Wed 10 May 2023
SUMMER OF 1876 BOOK | Book Tour, Bestseller “Horror” Story
In this episode about Chris Wimmer’s book, “The Summer of 1876,” he reveals plans for a (mini) book tour and tells a story about the secrets behind The New York Times Bestseller List.
(Mini) Book To…
00:11:43 |
Wed 03 May 2023
TEXAS JACK Ep. 6 | “Epitaph for a Cowboy”
Texas Jack’s twin careers are winding down. He wraps up his final hunting expedition in the wilds of the American West, and then launches his final dramatic tour. Jack and Giuseppina Morlacchi arrive…
00:31:48 |
Wed 19 Apr 2023
TEXAS JACK Ep. 5 | “Lies and Statistics”
Texas Jack sets the record straight after his honor and reputation are slandered in a newspaper. He leads another hunting trip to Yellowstone National Park, and his trip collides with the Nez Perce a…
00:33:04 |
Wed 12 Apr 2023
TEXAS JACK Ep. 4 | “Disaster, East and West”
The successful partnership of Texas Jack and Buffalo Bill ends on good terms, but shock and sadness await both men as the historic summer of 1876 unfolds. After the disaster at the Battle of the Litt…
00:31:54 |
Wed 05 Apr 2023
TEXAS JACK Ep. 3 | “Hunting in Yellowstone”
Texas Jack and Buffalo Bill recruit Wild Bill Hickok to co-star in a slightly different version of their successful play. Hickok tolerates the production for a while, but it quickly becomes clear tha…
00:32:57 |
Wed 29 Mar 2023
TEXAS JACK Ep. 2 | “Scouts of the Prairie”
Texas Jack and his good friend Buffalo Bill prepare for the most terrifying adventure of their lives: performing on stage in front of live audiences. They are savaged by the critics for their horribl…
00:32:33 |
Wed 22 Mar 2023
TEXAS JACK Ep. 1 | “Cowboys and Indians”
John Omohundro grows up in Virginia and serves as a Confederate spy during the Civil War before moving west to become one of America’s first cowboys. He becomes known as Texas Jack, meets Wild Bill H…
00:32:17 |
Wed 15 Mar 2023
OUTLAWS Ep. 6 | Black Jack Ketchum: “In Hell For Dinner”
Thomas “Black Jack” Ketchum and members of his gang rob trains in New Mexico until they become the most wanted men in the territory. Lawmen systematically dismantle the gang until only Ketchum remain…
00:31:09 |
Wed 22 Feb 2023
OUTLAWS Ep. 5 | Black Jack Ketchum: “Westbound and Down”
Tom Ketchum roams some of the same ground as Jim Miller. When Ketchum is suspected of murder in Texas, he flees to New Mexico and Arizona. He returns to Texas for the pivotal point in his criminal ca…
00:29:59 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
OUTLAWS Ep.4 | Jim Miller: “The Downfall of Deacon Jim”
Jim Miller’s killing spree continues. He targets his own business partner, and a lawyer, and a Deputy U.S. Marshal, and possibly the famous sheriff, Pat Garrett. Miller stays out of trouble, as usual…
00:32:06 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
OUTLAWS Ep. 3 | Jim Miller: “Born Bad”
In the 1890s, Jim Miller emerges from central Texas as a strange combination: he’s both a religious fanatic and a cold-blooded killer. He drifts west to the El Paso area and becomes embroiled in a lo…
00:31:03 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
OUTLAWS Ep. 2 | Joaquin Murrieta: “The Five Joaquins”
Joaquin Murrieta’s gang dominates central California for more than two years. To stop the bandit king, the governor authorizes the formation of the special unit. Captain Henry Love and his new Califo…
00:32:20 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
OUTLAWS Ep. 1 | Joaquin Murrieta: “Bandit King”
After the Mexican-American War, a young man from Sonora, Mexico, travels to the new state of California. He brings his new bride, and they hope to help the young man's older brother establish a ranch…
00:31:52 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
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