From Outlaw to Oxfords: The Bizarre Fate of Big Nose George

Lindsay and Madison discuss Wild West outlaw George “Big Nose” Parrott, as well as why you shouldn’t go after trains, that killing important people isn’t the smartest move, and how to end up as fashion accessories against your will.

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2024 Cowboy State Daily article by Andrew Rossi

2024 Only in Wyoming article by Kim Magaraci

2023 Efram Sera-Shriar, PhD blog post

2023 Legends of America article by Kathy Alexander

2023 Teal Spring Sheridan, Wyoming post by cvannoy

2021 Sweetwater Now article

2020 John Brassard Jr. blog post

2020 Notes from the Frontier article

2018 All That’s Interesting article by Andrew Milne

2017 Amusing Planet article by Kaushik Patowary

2017 Atlas Obscura article by Eric Grundhauser

2014 Wyoming History article by Lori Van Pelt

1881 The Democratic Leader article

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