122 episodes
1001 Stories From the Old West Jon Hagadorn
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- History
Welcome to the new 1001 Stories From the Old West.. Here we offer hand-picked accounts from diaries, historical documents, autobiographies, books of the time period, and historians to bring you the American frontier story directly from the people who lived it. You'll hear actual accounts of Indian battles, pioneer struggles, outlaws, cowboys and Indians, lawmen, and the men and women who took the chance and moved west, many by wagon train, to a largely uncharted and wild territory. Go west, young man, are the words often attributed to Horace Greeley, American author and newspaper editor, but there was more to that quote. He wrote “Washington is not a place to live in- the rents are high, the food is bad, and the morals are deplorable. Go west, young man, go west, and grow up with the country.
We invite you to go west with us to another world, another time, another place- and see if you have what it takes to survive and thrive in a world that was much simpler than today's- yet demanded much more of you. Time to mount up-1001 Stories From the Old West is waiting for you. We publish new episodes every other Sunday night at 6pm Eastern Standard Time and you're invited to join us where ever you go for podcasts
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ANNIE OAKLEY and NO SALE GUNSMOKE
Annie Oakley-An attention-starved woman claims her husband was killed by their neighbor in a fight for their affections
No Sale-Gangsters try to force the sale of the Longbranch but Miss Kitty stands up to them -
SWEET AND SOUR and SNAKE BITE GUNSMOKE
Sweet and Sour- Matt and Chester convince a hesitant Kitty to hire a flirtatious Rena Decker as a hostess at the Long Branch. Violenec follows when the new girl pushes her admirers to fight for her affections.
Snake Bite- Two men arrive in Dodge and meanly shoot a dog. One of the men is found soon after shot in the back. -
THE COWBOY AND SCHOOL DAYS FRONTIER GENTLEMAN
John Dehner, Virgina Gregg, and other great radio personalities combine with some pretty good stories to bring the story of the Frontier Gentleman to radio.
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KITE'S REWARD and THE TRIAL GUNSMOKE
Kite's Reward- Matt Dillion confiscates the gun of Andy Travis after he kills a man in self-defense thinking noone would challenge an unarmed man to a gunfight. The action provesd to be costly.
The Trial- Judge Stokes arrives in Dodge to settle a killing and a $10,000 robbery and chooses to settle the matter in an unusual way
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THE INDIAN ATTACK AT ADOBE WALLS 1874 A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT
Billy Dixon's first-hand account of the attack on the Adobe Walls Trading post in the Texas Panhandle in 1874 found in chapeters 8 and 9 of 'The Life and Advwentures of Billy Dixon. Included: the story of the 27 and one woman who held off an Indian attack of 700 Kiowa, Comanche and Cheyenne braves
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GUNSHOT WOUND and TIL DEATH DO US PART GUNSMOKE
Gunsmoke was one of the most successful radio shows from the golden era of radio AND it made a successful transition to TV , running for 17 years there.