055 - Skagway Scallywag S-S-S-Soapy Smith Shared History

By familial demand, Nat brings us on a wild ride of the mischief and misdeeds of American con artist and gangster frontiersman Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith.

Soapy Smith

The humorous model of Smith at the Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum

Denver City Hall War, 1894

Soapy in Skagway

Jefferson Smith’s Parlour, Skagway

SOURCES:


Wiki, history.com, Legends Of America, soapysmith.net, alaska public media, The Criminal podcast

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CREDITS:

Original Theme: Garreth Spinn

Original Art: Sarah Cruz

Episode Edit: Natalie Younger

About this podcast:

Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.

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