Legends of the Old West Podcast

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Modoc War Ep2: “The Stronghold”

2.9K views · 2d ago · 31:47

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. In a natural fortress of volcanic rock, which becomes known as Captain Jack’s Stronghold, Modoc refugees from the villages along Lost River prepare for a siege. General Edward Canby orders Colonel Frank Wheaton to lead a force of 400 men in an assault on the Modoc position. In thick fog and over dangerous terrain, the army force suffers badly in the First Battle of the Stronghold.

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Modoc War Ep1: “Lost River”

4.6K views · 1w ago · 33:39

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. The Modoc live in the area known as the Lava Beds in northern California for centuries before the arrival of European explorers. Then, in 1848, discovery of gold brings a flood of people from around the world to California. The Modoc suffer at the hands of American militias in the 1850s and on a reservation in the 1860s.

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Mountain Men Ep6: “Jim Bridger: Wars of the West”

6.6K views · 1mo ago · 30:42

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. After the loss of his trading post, Jim Bridger guides an army column to Utah Territory to confront Brigham Young and the Mormons. Bridger leads a frustrating expedition to the Yellowstone region, and then guides the U.S. Army to northern Wyoming as it attempts to build forts along the Bozeman Trail.

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Mountain Men Ep5: “Jim Bridger: Opening The West”

6.8K views · 1mo ago · 31:04

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. When the fur trade winds down, Jim Bridger builds a trading post at a key location on the Oregon Trail in southwestern Wyoming. In addition to being linked to the Hugh Glass story, Bridger becomes linked to the infamous events of the Whitman Massacre and the Donner Party. Then tension builds between Bridger and new arrivals: members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Mountain Men Ep4: “Jim Bridger: Into The Wild”

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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. In 1822, eighteen-year-old Jim Bridger joins the Ashley-Henry fur company and travels up the Missouri River to trap beaver in the West. But before he learns the basics of trapping, Arikara warriors attack the company. And then a grizzly bear attacks Bridger’s friend, Hugh Glass.

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Mountain Men Ep3: “John Colter: Colter’s Run”

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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. In 1808 or 1809, John Colter faces an extreme test of endurance and resilience when he is captured by Blackfoot warriors on one of the three forks of the Missouri River in present-day Montana. Afterward, he makes one final journey to the Three Forks region before he decides the risks are not worth the rewards.

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Mountain Men Ep2: “John Colter: Colter’s Hell”

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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. John Colter’s extraordinary adventures in the West continue with a 500-mile winter trek across the Rocky Mountains, during which he becomes the first American to see the Teton Mountains and Jackson Hole. He witnesses marvelous geothermal wonders in the region that will eventually become Yellowstone National Park. And he performs another feat of endurance after he narrowly survives a battle against Blackfoot warriors.

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Mountain Men Ep1: “John Colter: Corps of Discovery”

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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. John Colter, a young Kentucky frontiersman, joins the Corps of Discovery to explore the continent with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Colter initially bristles at the military structure of the expedition but he soon becomes one of its most trusted members.

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Revolution Ep3: “Devils From Infernal Regions”

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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. After four years of fighting, the war in the northern colonies settles into a stalemate. It rages in the southern colonies, but the American southern army suffers the worst calamities of the war. An army of frontiersmen known as the Overmountain Men deliver a spark of hope for the American cause at the Battle of Kings Mountain.

Topics: Turn and Run | The British surrender Philadelphia and Move South · Redcoat Resurgeance | The Fall of Savannah and Augusta · Another Brutal Defeat | Battle of Camden · Overmountain Men | Quietly Preparing for Battle in the Backcountry · Losing is Not an Option | Battle of Kings Mountain · Daring Plan of Attack | Leading the British Down a Pivotal Path

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Revolution Ep2: “New York Minute”

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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. After boosting American morale with successes at Trenton and Princeton, the American main army suffers seemingly disastrous losses outside Philadelphia in 1777. The British capture the American capital, but the accomplishment comes with unintended consequences. A campaign by the British northern army to take control of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers starts well but then falters.

Topics: An Ultimatum · Major Setback | British take Philadelphia · Surrounded | Burgoyne Campaign · Rescue Mission | Benedict Arnold’s Heroics · Battle of Freeman’s Farm | Change of leadership, Battles of the Saratoga Begin · New Strategy | Infighting, Unraveling, and the Seeds of a Turncoat

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Revolution Ep1: “A Christmas Miracle”

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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. During the American Revolutionary War, three pairs of battles were critical to the outcome. When the war begins in earnest in August of 1776 with the Battle of Brooklyn, it does not go well for General George Washington and the new Continental Army. The British army relentlessly pushes the American army out of New York. By Christmas, George Washington is desperate for a victory.

Topics: Tension Mounts · Rebellion to Revolution | Declaration of Independence, Battle of Brooklyn · Crossing the Delaware | 1776 Harlem, White Plains, Forts Wash/Lee · Battle of Trenton | Battling the Hessians · Battle of Princeton | Ten Day Campaign, Turning the Tide

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Outlaws Ep6: “Bill Longley”

5.8K views · 5mo ago · 30:50

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. In the 1870s, Bill Longley adds his name to the list of infamous outlaws of the Old West. He roams his home state of Texas, adopting different names and robbing and killing. In the summer of 1876, while on the run after a murder in Uvalde County, Longley lands in a small-town love triangle which leads to his downfall.

Topics: Man of Many Names · First Taste of Blood · AWOL · Trail of Death · Fool for Love · The Worst Man in Texas

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Outlaws Ep5: “Burt Alvord”

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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. In the closing days of the Old West era, Burt Alvord forms an outlaw gang to rob trains in southern Arizona Territory. As the constable of Willcox, Arizona he has the perfect cover story: he can plan the robbery and then make sure his fellow lawmen don’t catch the bandits. His idea works well the first time, but it hits a major roadblock the second time in the form of Wells Fargo express messenger Jeff Milton.

Topics: Wheels in Motion · Corrupt Constable · A Perfect Alibi · The Fairbank Train Fiasco · Jail Break · Time Served

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Outlaws Ep4: “The Reno Gang”

5.5K views · 5mo ago · 30:22

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. Frank and John Reno become troublemakers at a young age in Jackson County, Indiana. After the Civil War, they form one of the earliest outlaw gangs of the Old West era. They rob post offices, stores, banks, and trains. The Pinkerton Detective Agency locates and arrests the outlaws, but the gang continually evades justice ... until the Jackson County Vigilance Committee vows to deliver frontier justice.

Topics: The Reno Brothers · The Reno Gang · Historic Train Heist · Frontier Justice · The Pinkerton Plot · Vigilante Justice

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Outlaws Ep3: “Clay Allison”

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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. Robert Clay Allison serves under Confederate cavalry commander Nathan Bedford Forrest in the Civil War and then drifts west to Texas. He works as a cowboy before starting his own ranch in Colfax County, New Mexico. There, he becomes a feared supporter of the settlers of Colfax County as they battle rich investors and the corrupt network known as the Santa Fe ring.

Topics: Clay Allison and Wyatt Earp · Two Time Confederate · The Unsettling of Settlers · Colfax County War · A Pair of Six Shooters and a Mouth Full of Threats · An Unfortunate Event