Episode 38: The Wild, Wild West
“The fiercest federal lawman you never knew — and he was African American,” Washington Post, December 14 2019, https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/12/14/fiercest-federal-lawman-you-never-knew-he-was-african-american/.
“Was the Real Lone Ranger a Black Man?,” History, August 31 2018, https://www.history.com/news/bass-reeves-real-lone-ranger-a-black-man.
“Bass Reeves – Black Hero Marshal,” Legends of America, April 2020, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-bassreeves/.
“ Bob Dozier- Killed at the Hands of Bass Reeves,” Legends of America, December 2020, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/bob-dozier-oklahoma-outlaw/.
“Pearl Hart- Lady Bandit of Arizona,” Legends of America, November 2019, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-pearlhart/.
“Bandit Peart Hart holds up an Arizona stagecoach,” History, May 26 2021, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pearl-hart-holds-up-an-arizona-stagecoach.
“THE SIDESHOW CORPSE HIDDEN IN A FUN HOUSE,” Ripley’s, March 24 2020, https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/elmer-mccurdy/.
“Elmer McCurdy: Traveling Corpse,” Library of Congress, July 24 2018, https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2018/07/elmer-mccurdy-traveling-corpse/.
“This Mainer went from a train robber to mummified corpse at a carnival sideshow,” Bangor Daily News, January 24 2021, https://bangordailynews.com/2021/01/24/news/bangor/how-this-mainer-went-from-train-robber-to-mummified-corpse-at-a-carnival-sideshow/.
“The Long, Strange, 60-Year Trip of Elmer McCurdy,” NPR, January 9 2015, https://www.npr.org/2015/01/09/376097471/the-long-strange-60-year-trip-of-elmer-mccurdy.
“Elmer McCurdy, From Maine Plumber to Dumbest Outlaw to Traveling Corpse,” New England Historical Society, 2021 https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/strange-life-stranger-afterlife-elmer-mccurdy/.
“Jesse James – Folklore Hero or Cold-Blooded Killer?,” Legends of America, September 2019, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-jessejames/.
“The James Gang of Missouri,” Legends of America, June 2021, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/james-gang/.
“The James-Younger Gang – Terror in the Heartland,” Legends of America, February 2020 https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-jamesyoungergang/.
“Minnesotans attack the James-Younger criminal gang,” History, September 2 2021, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/minnesotans-nearly-wipeout-the-james-younger-gang.
“Belle Starr murdered in Oklahoma,” History, February 2 2021, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/belle-starr-murdered-in-oklahoma.
“Belle Starr – The Bandit Queen,” Legends of America, December 2019, https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-bellestarr/
“Belle Starr,” Biography, April 2 2014, https://www.biography.com/personality/belle-starr.
“Billy The Kid – Teenage Outlaw of the Southwest,” Legends of America, November 2019,https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-billykid/.
“9 Things You May Not Know About Billy the Kid,” History, April 8 2020, https://www.history.com/news/9-things-you-may-not-know-about-billy-the-kid.