Dear Wild West Extravaganza at Josh, sir you really do have one of the top 3 channels on utube. Your research is excellent and reading presentation puts this listener right there at the scene. I couldn't ask for more! I don't hardly ever make comments on any of the utube channels I follow but you hold a special place in my heart and mind so much so that I wanted to tell you that I haven't watched television for over a decade, tv programming is fake, and I am so happy utube suggested your channel almost 6-8 months ago now, only wish our household budget allowed us to be able to financially support your work, would love to do that. Perhaps our circumstances will change and the day will come that we, my husband, 62 years old, and I, 67 years old, can support you in some way because if any content creator on utube deserves it you most certainly do sir!! Until then sir albeit only verbally we give you much respect, our admiration and appreciation for your work, Josh. Thank you so much sir!! Love, your Arkansan history buffs and WWE fans!
It’s not “woke” to know the true history of our country. It’s important for our country and world to acknowledge the true history of our collective past and not the glossed over fluffy stories. If we don’t learn from our past mistakes we will be doomed to repeat it again and again.
Enjoyed it, matter a fact loved it. I’m from northwest Oklahoma and studied western history all my life. I’m only 73. Have listened to 3 or 4 episodes on your channel and they’ve all been great. I’ve been to a lot of the places you reference which lets me easily visualize your stories. Thanks for the trips. No
As was often the case back then criminals and lawmen were found to have filled both roles at one time or another and depending on who is telling the story. I never heard this one and loved it. Thanks.
Josh... You're the f'n best! Ive been listen🎉a very long time. Just can't say cuz I don't want anyone to know how bad my memory is. Love you! You're not a sleeping pill. Quite the opposite. I start and can't stop. Keep up the good work.
Growing up in Wyoming we studied the Johnson County Cattle War and Tom Horn and it was pretty boring . I think you do a great job keeping the history of the west alive by teaching it accurately and keeping it interesting. I hope you get to see the west someday and visit all the places you talked about .
Most people wont be able to appreciate how much work goes into these. Especially a vid this long which isnt as simple as slapping a cool thumbnail on and talking for 3 hours and thats just the recording, the research must be time consuming as hell. But its appreciated. 👍👍
A cold, gray English morning, brightened up by a quality video from Josh- many thanks my friend, yours is my go-to channel for all things Western Frontier!! 🙏🇬🇧😉👍
Hey Canadian fella here love your channel man hellva good job the amount of research you must be doing for these videos is staggering im sure thank you for all your incredibly hard work for my entertainment this Canadian appreciates it very much thanks again
Imagine interviewing this dude in his old age…you’d have to conduct it in several days maybe even weeks..what a character ! 😃 I wonder what he’d tell us from his honest viewpoint 🤔 Excellently done…was putting a large jigsaw puzzle together while intently listening in a zen state of mind…I finished my puzzle ! 🧩
Hey Josh, Thanks for the awesome content!!! These men were no doubt men of their time and therefore it would be unwise....heck even unfair for us to pass any kind of judgment. Great work!!
O yeah the 44cal Winchester is a better rifle then the henry. Winchester bought henry. The Winchester rifle was known as the model of 1866. Also known a the" yellow boy". Its basically a Henry with upgrades. The henry had to be loaded from the muzzle. You would twist the barrel and then you could load the magazine tube. the henry had no front Forearm making it hard to hold when it gets hot. what Winchester did was put a loading gate on the side of the frame. makes the rifle so much easier to load and and top off. They put a front forearm on the rifle. The henry and the 1866 used the same ammo a rimfire 44. The 1866 i believe is one of the best looking rifles ever made. It was basically the father of the 1873 Winchester.
I must admit not a fan of longer than 30 min vids even if great content. Dam this short attention span. However this one was a jewel to listen to. Please keep up the awesome vids my man!
As usual, Josh, great job. I spent a few years in Wyoming and saw many places, and am well acquainted with the history. I applaud you for your accuracy and great presentation. I really enjoyed it.
Hi from Scotland, I'm lying ill in bed with a vomiting bug so I've just enjoyed this 3hr extravaganza Josh even tho I'm feelin like utter shite, keep up the good work amigo, cheers 🥃
DAMN! that was Freakin’ good. Opinion on Frank? The short version (ie not backed by argument) is Frank was human like the rest of us. (Josh, if you want the “war& peace” length version in an email, let me know 👍)
Joe Horner, aka Frank Canton was one of the most devious western outlaw chameleons with the ability to adapt and profit from any of his chosen environments. Those not chosen by him for residence were lucky, because in spite of the few good things he did in his late life, he was morally a deceitful crook, assassin, thief, liar and coward as this video accurately portrays and thank goodness it dispels the rumor that he was a Texas Ranger. That he was ever a lawman is despicable almost as much as his horrible deeds in Johnson County, including the probable assassination of U.S. Deputy Marshal George Wellman who was dry gulched on his way home in a wagon full of Christmas presents for his family. In spite of his legacy, Canton ranks near the top of the list of evil doers in the Old West with the biggest tragedy being that history has been too kind to him. Enjoyed the mention of Texan Lawman/Invader Jeff Mynett whose Colt .45 I own, is verified by serial on Walcott's list so have studied the JCW extensively. Thanks for this exposure, but would be better without the profanity.
Reeeallyyyy need this tonight!! Thank you for all you do!! Once again, it will be your voice and video, me and, my chihaha Raja!! (Yes, I said/typed Chihaha! Lolol) I crack me up! Trixie, my pomchi will be back in here shortly I’m sure. When she finishes her rounds, making sure everyone is asleep and she has combed the floors to make sure any dropped food is taken care of! Hahaha Thanks again!! Imma lucky lady for finding this YT gem!!! Have a great night everyone!! 🫶🏼✌🏼Peace✌🏼🫶🏼
☆☆READ THIS, im retired deputy, one joke is what is the difference between bad guy & cop. COP NEVER CAUGHT. Going threw old west law men big percentage were bad guys then put badge on & they were great law men. KEEP UP WITH YOUR AWESOME VIDEOS. 2HR15MIN I start how you make history very entertaining. [Frank taking care of quite time LOL
Great show my friend! I learn a lot listening in! The humor is top notch too! Super sad that I assume is a large segment of your audience might consider you "woke" or be offended in some way because you address racism and injustice. Worried about being cancelled from the anti-cancel culture movement. Poetic
The Stockman brought gun fighters from Texas to Douglas, Wyoming. They got horses and rode North. They were the ones that attact Nate Champion. The gunfighters were eventually arrested and taken to Cheyenne. They hung around for months but nothing ever happened to them. The Governor and the President of the United States were in on it.
Good one. The dude don’t look very intimidating, rather puny and frail to be such a B.A. I guess that’s why they say”don’t judge a book by it’s cover”. It seems to apply in his case.
53:13 little earlier in the video probably about a minute. But just for future reference Uinta county Wyoming, near Utah. (You-in-ta) I believe you were pronouncing it closer to united. Anyway love the videos keep em coming, cool to hear so many stories on the people who passed through Wyoming. We were only taught about the most famous few.
Very interesting video as always Josh. Definitely learned alot from this one. I had read a little bit about Frank Canton but not alot. I did know that the character Jesse Jacklin in the movie Johnson County War was based on Frank Canton. I was wondering if Converse County Sheriff Josiah Hazen would make a good topic? Don't know much about the man myself but he was supposedly the first man killed by The Hole in The Wall gang, Kid Curry being the one who supposedly killed him, though I have read account that claimed him and George Curry (Flatnose George) were both shooting. I always wondered if he even liked the nickname Flatnose
you might also have mentioned that bothwell got all of jim and ella's cattle as well, rightly raising the, Q who's calling who a rustler....... somewhere i read that bothwell died in a fit of madness, screaming for his soul in vain, you don't supposethat's true or not do you..??..... oh what the hell....................................
Chicago is still rough. When the organized authorized law system fails anything can happen. And it did happen in places, look up The Mountain Vally Massacre .
say josh, we've talked before about these outlaws becoming lawmen, but have you noticed that the ones that do become cops, even though they were criminals before, they tend to not give other criminals any slack? they may still be crooked, but they try to enforce every law they can in any way they think necessary. sometimes that gets them in trouble. but you'd think, once a crook always a crook and they'd just let them all go, once they give a bribe.
Boy this Guy was no Tom Horn didn't he admit to being involved with Frank? I thought I read that in his confession transcript if it wasn't for that I wonder if we would of ever known about it. good catch Josh Never snitch on your self
McCool's is indeed a real name, a town near where I grew up had a bar named McCool's owned by (guess who) a guy named McCool. Northeast Indiana/Michigan area.
Hey bud, if i were to order you a book,where could i send it to? Id love to hear your take on the topic if you ever have time to read it. If not, i guess itll take up some shelf space on your book shelf 😂. Either or is fine lol
