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Taking tall tales of cowboys to gangsters of the Cherokee Strip researching them and discovering the true story

Joe Cummings


    • Jan 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 37 EPISODES


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    Wyatt Earp- An Oklahoma Outlaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 11:56


    Wyatt Earp, wanted in Missouri for stealing public funds, resurfaces in Indian Territory to continue his outlaw ways.

    Outlaw Tulsa Jack

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 17:15


    The true story of Tulsa Jack and Doolin's Wild Bunch and the Pursuit by U.S. Marshal Chris Madsen

    Did John Wilkes Booth Die in Enid, Oklahoma?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 21:44


    David E. George committed suicide in Enid, Oklahoma in 1903. Before he died, he declared he was the assassin John Wilkes Booth. The legend grew but now, modern tests may hold the truth to his claim.

    The Kickapoo Kid Goes To Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 24:15


    How could the outlaw Kickapoo Kid end up a member of The U.S. Congress?

    Doctor,Doctor-Where Art Thou on the Cherokee Strip?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 15:35


    The 1893 Oklahoma Cherokee Strip- Discovering the Four Doctors who made the Run to stake a claim or not amidst total chaos.

    Tall Tales on the Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 31:55


    Journey on the Oklahoma Land Run of 2023 with Mike and Bea Parker, the winners of the Oklahoma Historical Society contest to visit the most Historical sites from Oklahoma's early beginnings, Native Americans, the Wild West, the Civil War battles, the Land Runs, and beyond. How did a baby buffalo become a prize indeed? What Native Americans inspired its name?

    Being Number 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 17:23


    In The Oklahoma Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893, Was there a Tall Tale in being #2? Can #2 be a # 1?

    Two Amazing Pioneers in the Cherokee Outlet

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 13:18


    Lydia Markland Pace was a rare woman Pioneer of her own making and a pathfinder. Richard Messall went in a different direction. Yet, they shaped the Cherokee Outlet in their own unique way. Two Pioneers clashing or not? Let the Tall Tale decree!

    Oklahoma Tall Tales Uncovered

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 2:26


    Today is release date of new book nationwide: Oklahoma Tall Tales Uncovered. Tall tales from Okla. Giant to Bonnie and Clyde with everything in between! Endorsed by US Marshal museum and national artist & sculptor H. Holden.

    1895 Border Wall: East vs West

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 14:15


    Was there a Snob Hill where the East side looked down on the West side?Why a battle over the downtown square? Why a very high border fence?Who ended it? High Drama in Enid, Oklahoma Territory.

    The Grocer who tamed the Oklahoma Territory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 24:06


    Is it possible a grocer stopped the Outlaws,the Dalton Gang, the Wild Bunch? 60,000 arrests on federal charges? Gunfighters of the “wickedest type?” Did the Grocer raise an Army of 150 U.S.Deputy Marshals?

    18 Sticks of Dynamite - The 1901 Enid Downtown Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 18:10


    The total destruction of a raging fire in 1901 downtown Enid. Why was Jake Roach carrying 18 sticks of dynamite? Was he the cause of the fire? It is true the Opera House exploded in fire and sent lit embers into the Kenwood addition eight blocks away? What happened while Enid burned? The Tall Tale story of the Never-Ending Fire and the 18 sticks of Dynamite.

    Christmas in the Cherokee Strip with John Phillips Sousa.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2021 16:08


    John Phillip Sousa and his Marine Corps Band performed in Enid, OKlahoma for a Christmas concert in 1919 and 1925. He also gave concerts in 1921 and 1928 which are all explained. DId he really spend $6,000 ($93,000 today's cost) on white kid gloves? What did he leave for the community? The story of "The March King" in the Cherokee Strip.

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    Soaring Over Oklahoma: Amelia Earhart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 14:05


    Was Amelia Earhart ever in Oklahoma ? Is there any truth to the TALL TALE that Amelia Earhart was arrested in Oklahoma? What happened to her? What are the Ninety Nines in Oklahoma? What kind of Plane did she fly? Let's journey back!

    Murder on the Enid downtown square July 8,1936

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 16:18


    The Nationwide Search for Lawrence Devol, the triggerman of the Ma Barker-Karpis Gang, was in full swing in July,1936. An insane killer was on the loose. Does the Tall Tale of a major gunfight on the Enid downtown square have any truth to it? Was the last of the depression era killers in Enid?

    Oklahoman Paul Harvey's Predictions in 1965

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 6:20


    Paul Harvey gives a warning of what he sees in the future for America with startling accuracy.

    Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 19:08


    What connection could there be between Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill? Did they visit the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma Territory? Was either one or both involved in the land run of April 22,1889 in the Oklahoma Territory?

    Christmas in the Wild West - Shootouts Galore

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 14:02


    What was Christmas like and how was it celebrated in the Twin Territories? Was Christmas dinner buffalo tongue and possum? Were there any gunfights on Christmas ? Who was first to celebrate Christmas?

    The Oklahoma Giant and Little Nick

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 12:51


    The true stories of Lewis Wilkins, "The Oklahoma Giant" and "Little Nick" ,Oklahoma's own Goliath and Tom Thumb

    The Mystery of the Oklahoma Outlaw and the Carnival Mummy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 15:10


    What possible connection could there be between the Oklahoma Outlaw Elmer McCurdy, a carnival mummy, and the hit T.V. series "The Six Million Dollar Man?

    The Mystery of the Three Skulls of Geronimo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 17:52


    How can the skull of Geronimo be at The Smithsonian, Yale University, and reappear in his grave while involving the Grandfather and Father of Two U.S. Presidents, Yale University, U.S. Army, Smithsonian, and a federal Lawsuit? The Mystery at Beef Creek Apache Cemetery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory

    The Jail House Ruckus of 1905 Enid, Oklahoma Territory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 11:09


    What could have possibly caused the big ruckus in the Enid Jail involving Judges, a candidate for Governor, a gunfighter, the newspaper editor, a banker, a former mayor, doctors, and a dead soldier ?

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    Indian Territory: Five Men who would not be Lynched

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 20:58


    Five innocent brothers sought falsely for everything from horse stealing to murder of a Sheriff end up involving three states, U.S. Marshals, Texas Rangers, Governors of two states, and the U.S. Supreme Court plus the gun battle of Dry Creek, The lynch party fight in the Graham, Texas Jail, and a whole town that rescued them.

    Oklahoma/Indian Territories: The Gunfighters ,Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 21:10


    Jesse James Gang connections to the Twin Territories, Gunfights in Ada, Oklahoma City, Deacon Jim Miller, John Wesley Hardin, U.S. Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves, The Three Guardsmen, Frank Eaton: Pistol Pete - The Wild West in The Twin Territories.

    Oklahoma/Indian Territories: The Gunfighters ,Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 20:50


    Face to Face quickdraw duels in Enid, Waukomis, Anadarko ,Perry/ "The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight", John Wesley Hardin on the Chisholm Trail, Gunfight at Ingalls, Okla. Territory, Wild Bill Hickok ,Doc Holliday, One Buffalo Hunter against 700 Indians. The Twin Territories as the Wild Wild West.

    Oklahoma's Pretty Boy - Folk Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 20:41


    The capture and death of Pretty Boy. Oklahoma's largest funeral. Pretty Boy rises to Folk Hero.

    Oklahoma's Pretty Boy Floyd - Public Enemy # 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 23:26


    Oklahoma's Pretty Boy Floyd -- The Robin Hood Bank robber's rise to Public Enemy #1

    The Choctaw Indians and the Irish People -The Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 14:45


    After a 600 mile Tail of Tears to Oklahoma, the Choctaw help the Irish in their Great Hunger,

    The Copper Who Shot John Dillinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 22:13


    A famous shoot out between Dillinger and Detective Henry Cummings that affected St Paul,Minnesota, the FBI,and even the US Congress.

    Guns Ablaze : Outlaws and U S Deputy Marshals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 29:41


    Outlaws like the Doolin gang and U S Deputy Marshals " The Three Guardsman" and legendary U S Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves

    Giants Among Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 14:39


    Stories were told of Giants in Oklahoma Territory. Were there Giants? If so, Who and where were they?

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    Catching Wild Wolves by Hand in Big Pasture ,Oklahoma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 29:01


    Wild Wolf Hunt by Hand with President Theodore Roosevelt in Big Pasture ,Oklahoma

    The Rough Riders Three:Bootlegger,Governor.U.S.President

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 40:23


    Three Rough Riders in the Spanish American War-The huge impact they had on the Oklahoma Territory and the United States plus the firsr boxing match in the White House

    Bonnie and Clyde -A Two State Gun Battle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 32:37


    Bonnie and Clyde appear in Enid,Oklahoma ,Machine Guns Blazing thru Two States

    Bonnie and Clyde On The Loose

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 14:45


    The Barrow Gang Rob The National Guard Armory In Enid,Okla

    The Urban Legend of Zip Wyatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 26:01


    The true story of Zip Wyatt ,the Outlaw of the Cherokee Strip

    Tall Tales Uncovered

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 26:43


    Uncovering the true facts of Tall Tales of the Cherokee Outlet of Oklahoma

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