True Stories of the Old West

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Historian C.R. King will share his years of research and his wrtings'. No legend, just facts, in story mode.

Charles King


    • Jun 26, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    THE BANDIT QUEEN - Belle Starr

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 10:33


    She was born in 1848, and was friends with Jesse and Frank James and the Younger Brothers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Arthur Moore King, The Full Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 31:01


    King lived in the Twin Territories until he was chased out for he sold whisky to the Indians. He escaped to Los Angeles. It is there, in Los Angeles that his odyssey began. He was a thief, policeman, bounty hunter, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Who Killed Gus Bobbit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 11:11


    1891 Gus Bobbitt, former Frontier lawman, was shotgun to death, by why and by home. This a short 'cast' that goes back 10 years. Who was Bobbitt and who killed him, learn of them and of the Wild West. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Wyatt Earp, was he a lawman or an outlaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 38:41


    Learn of the man behind the legend and determine for yourself the real man. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Cowtowns of Kansas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 30:12


    I have listed 11 cowtowns. I have left one out todo a separated 'cast' for it is unique. Not all roaring town are famous but all were wild and dangerous. Learn about Baxter Springs, Ellis, Newton and many others. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Hyde Park Shoot Out -- Newton Kansas, 1871

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 13:07


    this segment portrays the real Wild West. These men where real, and not a Hollywood story. No famous gunmen. They lived and died by the gun. Lean why Newton Kansas was known as "the wickedest city in the West." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Old West Prologue

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 5:39


    The opening of the era of the Old West called the Wild West. This is a 5 minute, 30 second dialogue about the real west and the attempt of this Podcast to enlighten and inform the audience some details not commonly known.

    Chief Auble v. Carl Sutherland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 11:34


    The story behind the death of Los Angeles Police Chief Auble that leads to King and Earps' partnership --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Upton Sinclair American Author/ Pioneer Activist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 9:52


    Sinclair was born in the late 1800s. He would infiltrate companies the write about them. JUNGLE is perhaps the most famous. He changed thing in this country for the better.

    Legend of Rose Dunn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 18:25


    She was a loving ledger, known far and wide as THE ROSE OF CIMARRON. She is tied into THE WILD BUNCH

    The California Oil Queen, Emma Summers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 6:25


    A sweet lady yet a hard nose, gifted business woman. A true pioneer in the petroleum industry in that late 19th and early 20th Centuries

    Moman Puriett, Lawyer of the Century ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 9:03


    Moman was born in late 1800s, he was a rough man who enjoyed fighting. Twice he was imprisoned; why would he ever want to be a lawyer? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Part 3 of Arthur Moor King, the LAST DEPUTY of Wyatt Earp

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 10:59


    A.M's legacy lives on learn how. This episode is about his life after the Los Angeles Police terminated their job as bounty hunters. It summarizes their work, and the dangers they encountered. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Part 2 of Arthur Moor King, Wyatt Earp LAST DEPUTY

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 17:30


    We now cover 1910 and 1911 and the actions of both men. While King ran a crew of 12 armed security guards, Wyatt will go back to his own ways. This story of the last deputy, A.M. King and his working relationship with Wyatt Earp is based on true events. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    A.M. King, THE LAST DEPUTY

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 18:38


    Arthur Moore King was chased out of Indian territory and landed in jail in Old Los Angeles. In time a policeman, the corruption set in and a bounty hunter. He will join another man of Frontier Fame as his Deputy and the two venture out working to capture criminals. This is Part of 1 of 3 parts on his life --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Short Story of Hobart Whitley & Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 5:35


    Whitley is credited with establishing 140 towns including Hollywood, and a large section of the San Fernando Valley --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    LUKE SHORT, GAMBLER

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 20:22


    Luke was a short in stature, but the reality was that he was a man of charm, intelligence and a professional gambler during the mid to late 1800s. This is a short clip about this man. Listen to his story from TALES OF THE OLD WEST by C.R. King --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Ellsworth Kansas, the shooting of Sheriff Chauncey Whitney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 7:15


    Ellsworth was a cowtown prior to Wichita and Dodge City. It was here, the town known as the most 'wicked' is where Wyatt Earps' legend began --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Wyatt Earp Was He a Lawman or an Outlaw - rev.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 38:41


    Wyatt Earp is well known as a frontiersman. He was real and a legend. Wyatt lead two lives, we will look into his lives and you the audience will determine the type of man he was. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Wyatt Berry Strapp Earp: Was He a Lawman or Outlaw?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 39:00


    In 38 minutes the audience will learn of Earp jobs as a frontier lawman and of his nefarious dealings. At the end, you will decide the question, was he a great lawman or outlaw? This Episode is about facts, not legend and the listens may each have a different view of the man. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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