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The Wild West History Association is dedicated to providing publications and forums for the enlightenment and enjoyment of its members, facilitating and encouraging research, study, writing, presentation, and preservation of the history and lore of the people, events, and places that made the American West "wild" in the nineteenth century.... the lawmen, outlaws, gunfighters, rustlers, vigilantes, feuds, shady ladies, saloons, cow-towns, mining camps, and cattle drives. Our videos are designed to educate and inspire those who want to learn about the real Wild West. Truth is often much more exciting than fiction. Best to watch in HD, full screen, on a computer or TV. By viewing on the small screen of a cell phone, you will miss much of the beauty.
How good would it be for these true stories to be made into an historical re-enactment series of the wild west. Made in the style of Dances with Wolves with compelling honesty.
We have a new video airing on 9-13, 4:00 PM EST, that tells the history of the Indian "Buffalo Jump." Many more buffalo were slaughtered than were harvested. The excess were just left to rot. Ken Burns did not mention this in his special on the Buffalo. (Many times history in truth is not politically correct.)
That is correct, should really be referred to as a Colt Model 1877, since it was only Colt Ally Benjamin Kittredge Co. that named the three calibers, the "Lightning" actually referred to the .38 caliber, the "Thunderer" which referred to only the .41 caliber, and the least known "Rainmaker" which referred to the rare Model in .32 caliber of which they only made about 300 examples.
While John was in prison, Jane Hardin and her 3 children lived under the care of Fred and Hettie DUDERSTADT, and then the children when Jane passed at age 35. She is buried in the Asher Cemetery, Karnes Co. Texas. This cemetery was lost in time until we discovered its location, found the current owner who allowed us a visit. We have several videos about her brother Brown Bowen who was hung in Gonzales and others about John Wesley Hardin.
You lost me at the escape. He hit the guard somehow, reported on autopsy, and took 1 of the two guns he had on him. Also, he missed the guard running and was hit by a ricochet. You should include a map of these events and territory, with the ranches he worked for or whom he stole from, etc.
Normally our videos are no more that 30 min, but this was an event at the Booth Western Art Museum that had a one hour time frame to just discuss Mark's book. There was no room to add maps and other. I am not sure if anyone has produced an ACCURATE map of Billy's life from birth till death. Would be a good project for someone to tackle.
Neat, it's great to see what the mind visualizes while reading. It's also wonderful to see Wild West History Association members visiting; thanks very much!
The description under the title tells a brief story of the area. There is another video on our YT page that tells more. We are still exploring the hills and will hopefully film more in late October. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7ebuuNFYx08.html
Curly Bill fired the fatal shot that killed Morgan. Stilwell took a shot at Wyatt and missed. He was berated by Curly, so when he found out that the Earps were in Tucson (via Harry Woods and John Behan) he went there but lost his own life in the process. Wyatt, who had originally planned to go to California and return, now had to change plans and move quickly.
Years ago there were dozens of shells found on the property. Someone did a lot of shooting (probably Frank, who was very likely the most dangerous man in what is erroneously refer to as the Clanton gang).
I've bought and read that book featured at the beginning of this video called "The Captured" and it is awesome. I've read it several times now and it just captivates me every time I read it. I first read it on my iPhone through the iBooks app, but I liked it so much that I read it about three times, and finally looked for it on line and bought the hard cover edition of the book. I have no doubt that I will read it many more times in the future.
Thanks, Todd. The lighting was not user friendly for those on you tube, so here is that quote from Arthur King: “Earp … a very quiet fellow, a fine man, one of the coolest … afraid of nothing.”
I read all three books that Mark wrote and his research was spot on, you actually feel that Mark was present in Wichita, Dodge, and then Tombstone! Adobe Moon, Born To The Badge, and Promised Land are the three best books on Wyatt I have ever read and I highly recommend you buy them and enjoy them as I have! Thank you Mark Warren.
We understand it was not perfect. This was not a planned record session. We only had a camcorder with a lapel mic. The sound system in the building was horrible, which the mic was also hearing. Editing it out only went so far. The opportunity was there to video Mark, Ken Burns was not available, so we took it.
Im 6'2" when i stand next to someone that is 5'8" they are small , but when i stand next to a person that is 6'4" i feel small. And thats only 2" difference. Im not used to seeing people taller then me. Its just perception.
Right. And the concept can get complicated. If you were in a saloon and Pat Garrett walked in wearing his buffalo coat, you might have felt small. Until he took off his coat.
in describing wyatt as a large man at six feet tall and 160 lbs. you said the average size back then was five feet six inches and 140 lbs. I don't know about that. Billy the kid was always described as five feet six and about 130-135 lbs. and was always looked on as small and physically weak by people who knew him . how do you reconcile these size descriptions ?
Remember that the figures I gave are an average. That means that there were men who exceeded those stats and others who fell short. As you described, Billy was under both marks, which makes him less than average. That would have allowed an observer to say that he was small. He was not built strong but had a lithe kind of athleticism, like a cat. Judging by the one authentic image we have of him, I think he carried some weight in his hips to reach that 130 pound mark. Which might mean that the meat or his torso was a bit lacking. Because he did not present an impressive muscular body (in appearance), the word "small" might have rung true once again. His hands were small too. Billy is another interest of mine. What I would give to sit around a campfire with him one night. I would be the big guy at 30 pounds heavier, 5 inches taller, and a college degree, but his stories would outnumber mine by a thousand. More interesting too.
The sum total of the irony about Wyatt is he wasn't a gun toting honcho. He wasn't a gunman. He rarely carried a weapon, especially before Tombstone, when he wasn't acting in an official capacity. He's also remembered most for the street battle with the Clantons and McLaurys and coming away unscathed. Yet, Wyatt was deepest in the vacant lot, furthest away from the shooting (why it was called a street fight) and tussled with Ike Clanton, who also came away unscathed. No one wanted to risk shooting their own party member. Everyone else closer to the road or in the road was hit. Yet the single greatest moment of Wyatt's life, as far as gun smoke goes, was the battle with Curly Bil. That was an incredible battle and Wyatt was indeed lucky surviving that one. Had Curly's aim been a little more on point, Wyatt would have been blasted rather than Curly. Yet, people dont talk about that one much. They can't even agree that it happened or where it happened. Life is full of irony.
He wanted to be known as a successful businessman. In his sunset years, whenever someone at a family or a friendly gathering would ask him: "Tell us about the gunfight in Tombstone, Mister Earp!" Wyatt always replies: "Oh, I suppose we could think of something better to talk about than that."
His nieces and nephews had the habit of asking him that all the time. Wyatt once pulled out a nickel for one of the girls, she thanked him but told him to put it back, that it might grow. He got the point and pulled out a dollar for her.
It's blasphemy, but Wyatt wouldn't have been my favorite of the uncles. Virg would have. Or James, but mom wouldn't let me be around him with his constant swearing. Though I would have loved to have been there when he came upon that camel in the middle of the desert late at night. Holliday would have been my choice to meet. Or Short. Frank and Tom get a bad rep. But they would have been nice to meet. Especially Tom. Will told lots of stories about them after their deaths to some of his friends and associates. Not bad fellas at all, Frank was just stubborn.
Doc Holliday done that that movie Tombstone was fantastic movie I've always believed that Doc Holliday was the one who killed Johnny Ringo and still to this day I will still believe that that movie should have been about Doc Holliday Wyatt Earp wasn't all people thought he was
Most men in those days were fearless and the circumstances of life at that time, especially for Lawmen and gamblers, etc provided more opportunity for men to display those qualities in a disagreement. Wyatt outlived everyone else so the books were written and centered on him, and being fearless was one of those qualities that stuck for a later generation, giving him that persona. But they were all fearless, Hickok, Holliday, the Kid amd even Wyatt's brothers.
If most men were fearless, then why did so many make note of Wyatt's demeanor? I would agree that a higher percentage of men were fearless in the 1800's American frontier as compared to today. I've not met many. Most of the few I've known were drawn to a military career.
In regards to your question, that's a rather simple answer. Wyatt outlived soany people. He went to so many boomtowns and had thus many contemporaries.. compare that with someone who had a shorter lifespan like Billy the Kid, who had fewer people who actually knew him personally. Wyatt's greatest attribute wasn't that he was fearless. That was a common trait. His greatest was that he was lucky. There's nothing mystical or biblical about it. He was just one of the rare few who got lucky and died a ripe old age.
@@NickRN7-rr2ti I don't think my answer is without foundation. In all those praises for Earp that I mentioned (from Jimmy Cairns, Bill Tilghman, Charles Hatton, Arthur King, Bat Masterson), one senses an element of respect and perhaps awe. I believe this marks Earp as being above the norm on "having sand." I believe people are much the same everywhere. Their times can certainly demand certain necessities of them (like being able to kill and becoming inured to it, like in the Lincoln County War). But I don't think the times can change a man's personal quality of being fearful vs. fearless.
No, times certainly can change circumstances and they definitely do. Fir example, if someone is an intruder on your property, you are required to notify law enforcement, rather than engage them yourself. In Wyatt's day, a lawless land, it was up to the individual to do so and those qualities had the opportunity to show themselves. Especially for someone paid to confront people in law enforcement or someone in and around the gambling halls, where trouble of that sort usually revealed itself. Bill Tighman had many things written about him. And we can see he was a man of great courage. He didn't have Stuart Lake on a highly fictional biography of him, which then went to television and have Hugh portray hum as an actor. So he's left in the shadows.
Why isn’t his gravesite taken care of? Being someone who use to mow and take care of cemeteries and graveyards, it’s sad to see such graves not take care of . That goes for those not known to historical figures..
The intent, as we have done in some previous videos, is to take the viewer to a western icon's grave that is inaccessible due to being located on private property.
Our video containes the best compiled documented reports of the vendetta ride. However, it is possible that some of the actions were never reported. That is why we call it The Wild Wild West!
Thanks for all the great content you make Wild West History Association; if folks who view these videos have yet to join the group, please consider it as they work very hard to make history stay alive. I am a member.
So glad the WWHA film crew discovered and documented this story of the last of the Daltons. It is overlooked by history and Jones deserves the recognition for his dedication to the state of Texas, for he has received almost no credit in history. The story of the Dalton Gang's demise at Coffeyville, Kansas when they foolishly decided to rob two banks at once is well known, including the fancy factory engraved Colt pistols they carried, but this is new. The narrator's deep southern accent does not hurt either! Dodging goats? Good sense of humor too! Join WWHA!
WOW, That was an amazing history lesson of the wild West, and most of it I didn't know. It's shocking how much of history gets distorted by those who (CLAIM) too often to be "Experts"? I'm 59 years old and I live in the U.K., I was brought up on a diet of western's and thankfully, REALLY GOOD ONES WITH REALLY GOOD ACTORS 👍😁✌🍻