The Real Emptiness Behind Deadwood’s Al Swearengen
A look at how one of Deadwood’s most ruthless real life figures reveals a mind built around control rather than cruelty for its own sake. This piece traces the psychology of a man who ruled through fe...
7 Syys 4min
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WYATT EARP
30 Elo 5min
Burton Mossman: First Captain of the Arizona Rangers – Legendary Old West Lawman
Meet Burton Mossman, the fearless cattleman turned lawman who became the first Captain of the Arizona Rangers in 1901. Tasked with taming rampant rustling and banditry in the final days of the Old Wes...
18 Touko 11min
Skeleton Cave Massacre (1872): Moral Injury, Asymmetrical Warfare, and the Perception of the Enemy
Examine the 1872 Skeleton Cave Massacre in Arizona’s Salt River Canyon, where U.S. forces under Lt. Col. George Crook attacked Yavapai families sheltering in a cave, resulting in approximately 76 deat...
3 Touko 3min
The Rock That Held: The Battle of Paint Rock and Frontier Resilience in Wild West History (1846)
In this episode of the Wild West Podcast, a small force of Texas Rangers led by Jack Hays confronts a larger Comanche party at the 1846 Battle of Paint Rock, showcasing terrain, discipline, and cohesi...
26 Huhti 4min
Stagecoach Mary: The Woman Who Fought Wolves and Never Missed a Delivery
Mary Fields—known as Stagecoach Mary—was one of the toughest figures of the American frontier, delivering mail across dangerous Montana terrain well into her sixties. Facing blizzards, bandits, and ev...
19 Huhti 7min
The Jewish Governor of Acoma
15 Huhti 2min
The “Baron of the Plains”: A German Aristocrat in the Wild West
24 Elo 20251min
