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Cowboys and Outlaws is a documentary series on The History Channel that details key figures and events in the history of the American West in the latter half of the 19th century. It uses dramatic reenactments, historian interviews and forensic evidence to highlight famous figures such as Billy the Kid , Wyatt Earp and Tom Horn .
- Henry Mccarty “Billy The Kid”
- Pat Garrett
- Robert Leroy Parker “Butch Cassidy”
- Jesse James
- James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok
- William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody
- John Henry “Doc” Holliday
- Bartholemew “Bat” Masterson
- Wyatt Earp
- John “The Duke” Wayne
Possibly the most famous outlaw of the Wild West is Billy the Kid. Once a deadly gunfighter, Billy the Kid outwitted and killed eight men before the age of 21. An orphan at age 15, arrested the first time at 16, he fled to Arizona as an outlawed fugitive. Following the murder of a blacksmith, Billy the Kid returned to New Mexico to join a band of c...
Pat Garrett was a bartender, customs agent, and most notably a tenacious Wild West sheriff. Raised on a plantation in Louisiana, Garrett’s family lost everything in the American Civil War. When Garrett killed his first man, a fellow Buffalo Hunter called Joe Briscoe, he promptly turned himself in. The authorities, however, declined to prosecute. Ga...
Butch Cassidy was a famous American train and bank robber and leader of the “Wild Bunch Gang”. Growing up as a cowboy in Colorado, Butch Cassidy fled his home and found work on various ranches. While working on a dairy farm, he met cattle thief Mike Cassidy, who introduced him to a life of crime. Butch robbed his first bank in Telluride, Colorado i...
Jesse James was a brutal Old West outlaw, bank and train robber, guerilla, and leader of the “James-Younger Gang”. As a teenager, James joined a group of pro-Confederate guerillas known as “The Bushwackers”. Throughout the American Civil War, James and the Bushwackers traveled across Missouri and Kansas in a violent and bloody crime spree. After th...
Wild Bill Hickok is a popular folk hero and gunslinger of the Old West. Wild Bill started his adventures as a stagecoach driver and lawman in Nebraska and Kansas. His service as a Union soldier in the American Civil War gained Hickok publicity as a scout. It was during the war that he first met William “Buffalo Bill” Cody. Together, they would go o...
Buffalo Bill is no doubt an iconic figure of the Wild West. An American soldier, bison hunter, and showman, he was the founder of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Bill started out as a Pony Express Rider on the American frontier. Later, he fought as a Union soldier in the American Civil War. During the Indian Wars, Buffalo Bill received a Medal of Ho...
Doc Holliday was a gunfighter, gambler, and dentist in the Wild West best known for his role in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. He was a close associate of lawman Wyatt Earp, who also took part in the famous gunfight. Holliday was an educated man with a degree in dentistry, which gave him the nickname “Doc”. Shortly after setting up his practice i...
Bat Masterson rose to fame in the Old West as a gunslinger, buffalo hunter, and sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas. As sheriff, Masterson was involved in several notable shootouts. Unfortunately, one of them ended badly with his brother being shot and killed in the line of duty at Masterson’s side. Sheriff Masterson captured many notorious train robbers...
Wyatt Earp was a lawman and gambler in Arizona and a central figure of the shootout at the O.K. Corral. Earp earned his reputation as a prominent lawman in Kansas, but he soon relocated to Dodge City. It was there that Wyatt befriended several of his future allies, including Doc Holliday. For five months, a vicious and deadly conflict that raged be...
Although John Wayne was not a real Wild West cowboy, his work portraying the archetype is what earned him a special place on this list. His leading roles in many of America’s Western movies brought the nation’s frontier heritage to life. The way we think of Wild West cowboys today was greatly influenced by his acting. During his career as an actor,...
Cowboys & Outlaws: With Bray Poor, Aaron Kreltszheim, Roger McGrath, Lana Lasater. Discover the legendary qualities of these amazing men in this visually stunning series from HISTORY.
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Nov 22, 2009 · Discover the legendary qualities of these amazing men in this visually stunning series from HISTORYTM. Using recovered letters, journals and books, as well as archaeological and forensic evidence, COWBOYS & OUTLAWS focuses on the true tales and heroes of the American West.
- November 22, 2009
At the dawn of the cowboy era, a mysterious disease threatens to derail the dreams of Texas cattlemen and their cowboys. One man vows to find a cure--and get fabulously rich at the same time.
Discover the legendary qualities of these amazing men in this visually stunning series from HISTORY. The fabled Wyatt Earp, credited with spreading law and order in the Wild West, was in reality a complex character who straddled both sides of the law.
The fabled Wyatt Earp, credited with spreading law and order in the Wild West, was in reality a complex character who straddled both sides of the law. At the dawn of the cowboy era, a mysterious disease threatens to derail the dreams of Texas cattlemen and their cowboys.
