Legends of the Old West

Later in Frank’s career, he begins a long-running dispute with the notoriously corrupt governor of Texas, “Ma” Ferguson. Frank takes on several assignments, including the hunt for a deadly bomber and the search for an imposter who poses as none other than Frank Hamer.Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/joinFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Early in Frank’s career, his Ranger unit deals with racial violence in East Texas. Frank uses patience, quick thinking, and courage to outwit lynch mobs.Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/joinFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a young man, Frank Hamer hones his skills as a tracker and a marksman, and uses them to catch horse thieves and earn himself a spot in the prestigious Texas Rangers.Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/joinFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome New York Times bestselling author Craig Johnson back to the show for our annual conversation about his latest novel in the Walt Longmire mystery series. This interview covers his 2020 release titled “Next To Last Stand” from Penguin Random House publishers.Join Black Barrel+ for early access and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/joinFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The early discoveries of gold and silver near Virginia City, Nevada were big, but the second boom was legendary. The Comstock Lode produced more valuable ore in its heyday than any other place on Earth. Hear stories of the four “Bonanza Kings” who became some of the richest men in the world, and more tales of the unique saloon culture in the hottest boomtown in America.In collaboration with the Whiskey Lore podcast from Travel Fuels Life.Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/joinFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Virginia City, Nevada exploded onto the scene in the early 1860s with the discovery of the Comstock Lode, veins of gold and silver that were some of the richest in history. The boomtown attracted a young man who became one of the most famous authors in American literature: Mark Twain. Hear about Twain’s adventures and the early days of saloon life in the first of two collaborative episodes.In collaboration with the Whiskey Lore podcast from Travel Fuels Life.Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/joinFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Butch and Sundance travel to South America to outrun the Pinkertons and they take Sundance’s girlfriend, Etta Place, with them. They live peacefully for a short time, but the Pinkertons find them and force them to go on the run again. Butch and Sundance resume robbing banks until they’re finally cornered in a tiny village in the mountains of Bolivia. The final showdown leaves history with more questions than answers.Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/joinFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Butch Cassidy becomes the leader of a gang known as the Wild Bunch, and Sundance becomes a key member of the outfit. The gang robs banks and trains, and with every heist, the members become more famous. Soon, the Pinkerton Detective Agency is on their trail, and Butch pitches a plan to flee to South America.Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/joinFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Parker begins a rustling operation that contributes to the Johnson County War in Wyoming. He adopts the name Butch Cassidy and goes to trial for the alleged theft of a horse. Meanwhile, Sundance lives the life of a drifting cowboy until he robs his first train. Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/joinFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Leroy Parker -- soon to be Butch Cassidy -- grows up in Mormon communities in Utah. He’s a good cowboy, but he strays from his religious teachings and embraces the outlaw life with his first bank robbery. Harry Longabaugh experiences hard work at a young age in Pennsylvania. He moves west for adventure and becomes a respected cowboy, but he also develops a taste for the outlaw lifestyle. His first run-in with the law earns him the nickname, the Sundance Kid.Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/joinFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices