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John Wesley Hardin - Texas Gunman
John Wesley Hardin killed his first man at the age of 15 and is reputed to have killed nearly 40 during his lifetime.
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John Wesley Hardin 1
John Wesley Hardin, Texas gunman and killer, could shoot a man to death using either hand, or both, to fire his deadly weapons.
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John Wesley Hardin 2
John Wesley Hardin, after a Waco, Texas shoot-out, is put in jail. He kills his jailer and escapes.
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John Wesley Hardin 3
Hardin goes on a cattle drive along the Old Chusim Trail to Abilene, Kansas. In Abilene he meets Wild Bill Hickok and kills a man.
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John Wesley Hardin 4
John Wesley Hardin, at age 21, became a married man. But he still continued to kill and had sent some 40 men to their deaths.
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John Wesley Hardin 5
Hardin, after 15 years, is released from prison, becomes a lawyer in El Paso, but his past catches up with him.
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John Wesley Hardin:The Gunfighter
In the 1800's in the American Wild West, John Wesley Hardin was an active and prolific cold-blooded killer who shot over 40 men
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Abilene, Kansas, part 5
James “Wild Bill” Hickok, was hired on April 15, 1871, as marshal of Abilene, Kansas. He served one year. The town was somewhat calmer when Hickok took over, compared to its wilder past, even with gunslingers Ben and Billy Thompson and John Wesley Hardin hanging around.
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Lucky Bill Longley 4
Longley visits Mexico and does some killing, then returns to Texas where the killing continues.
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Gun Battle in Iowa 3
After another gun battle, the two escaped outlaws surrender. A lawman from Sioux Rapids prevents the outlaws from being lynched.
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Death of Bill Longley
Gunslinger Bill Longley: Avoids Wild Bill Hickok, has gunfights in Mexico, is finally apprehended and hung.
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The Shooters is Good Western Entertainment
"The Shooters: A Gallery of Notorious Gunmen from the American West" covers a host of historical mavericks. "Gunfighters" and shootouts are covered in detail.
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Western Outlaws at the Suite 3
The Outlaws continue with Jack McCall, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Joe Scott and Joaquin Murrietta.
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John Henry Holliday
John Henry "Doc" Holliday, a dentist by trade, became associated with Wyatt Earp and was best known for his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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Abilene, Kansas, part 4
In spite of the fact that the origin of its name is biblical, Abilene, Kansas was about as unbiblical as any hell-raising and gun-shooting town on the plains could be. IT was a cow town and each season its wild reputation expanded as hundreds of cowboys arrived.
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Billy the Kid
Few American West gunfighters have been as commercialized or romanticized as Billy the Kid. Simply, he was a violent young man, who grew up in a brutal time in history
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Sam Bass: American Outlaw
Sam Bass tried his hand at honest labor but soon discovered horse racing and crime.
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James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok had a short, but very exciting life. From plainsman, to army scout, to lawman, he made an impact on the west that will live on in history.
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The Wild West Saloon (Part 2)
Our impressions about western saloons have largely beens shaped by western movies, novels, and TV shows. Some of what these media show is accurate, some is not. Read about how these western saloons came about, what they looked like, and what they drank. Also read about some famous saloons.
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Waco: Stop and Stay a While
Lots of travelers drive through Waco, and many stop for a quick meal or a tank of gas. But the city has some attractions that make it worth more than a 30 or 45-minute stay.
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Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp is probably the best known of the old west lawmen. Maybe it's because of his funny name or his famous encounter with the Clanton brothers at the O.K. Corral. But Wyatt Earp still lives on in legend as one of the toughest old-time sheriffs of the West.
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