Wild West

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Most outlaws stole money. Soapy Smith stole an entire town.

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The true story of Sam Bass, the Texas outlaw turned folk hero whose daring train robberies, charm, and fatal showdown made him a legend of the American West.

HISTORY

Before he became a legend, he was just a skinny teen with a fast draw and a target on his back. Born Henry McCarty, he grew up to be Billy the Kid, one of the most feared and most fascinating outlaws in the West.

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Josephine Earp outlasted the violence, the myths, and the men who made the Wild West deadly.

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Feared across Texas, John Wesley Hardin built his outlaw reputation on violence and a hair-trigger temper.

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Charles E Boles (AKA Black Bart) was a prolific outlaw in America’s Wild West. But he was more famous for his poetry and politeness than he was for his heists.



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