Legends of the Old West

Stories of outlaws, lawmen and conflicts that shaped the American West AI summary

Black Barrel Media Visit website › History · EN · 317 episodes · latest 2026-11-11

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Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, and Butch and Sundance. Lakota, Comanche and Apache. Wars, gunfights and robberies. This show covers the toughest lawmen, the wildest outlaws, and the deadliest towns — all the people and events that shaped the American West.

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Black Barrel Media 2018

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  1. 2026-11-11 · 29 min · Season 50, episode 4

    The Good Friday killings crush any hope of a negotiated settlement. The U.S. Army sends 1,000 troops against the stronghold and forces the Modoc to abandon their fortress. When the war spreads into the sagebrush country…

  2. 2026-11-04 · 31 min · Season 50, episode 3

    In the wake of the First Battle of the Stronghold, President Ulysses S. Grant orders a peace commission to negotiate with the Modoc. Weeks of peace talks lead nowhere, and the unity of the Modoc inside the stronghold…

  3. 2026-10-28 · 33 min · Season 50, episode 2

    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…

  4. 2026-10-21 · 35 min · Season 50, episode 1

    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…

  5. 2026-09-16 · 32 min · Season 49, episode 6

    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…

  6. 2026-09-09 · 31 min · Season 49, episode 5

    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…

  7. 2026-09-02 · 30 min · Season 49, episode 4

    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.…

  8. 2026-08-26 · 30 min · Season 49, episode 3

    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…

  9. 2026-08-19 · 29 min · Season 49, episode 2

    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…

  10. 2026-08-12 · 32 min · Season 49, episode 1

    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…

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Oldest episode in feed
03/2018 · over 8 years
Typical length
33 min
Format
Serial Meant to be heard in order

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