Send us a text Frank Loving was a professional gambler that was involved in two famous Wild West Shootouts, the Long Branch Saloon Shootout and the Trinidad, Colorado Shootout. He walked away from the first one.. the second, he would not. Described as a cool and desperate character, he rubbed shoulders with famous western characters such as Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp. I am still working on our deep dive on Bass Reeves, it’s going to be an amazing series, but I want to ...

Send us a text Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This week, we are going to be talking about the legend of Ed Rose. He was a true pioneer of the American West. He was a part of the first American expeditions in the fur trade and he was a man that did not know the meaning of fear. No, Five Scalps starred death in the eyes and gave a sharp smirk at it through his scarred face, earning the respect from the Crow Nation and becoming a chief. But who was he? Where’d he com...

Send us a text Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives, this is Part 5 and our Final Part of our Deep Dive into the life of Hugh Glass. This has been an amazing series and I hope y'all have enjoyed it! This week, we are going to talk about his later years, answer some common questions about his life, then take a deep dive in the movie, The Revenant! Thank you for all the love and support y'all have given me, I greatly appreciate it! Please email me with any comments, questions...

Send us a text Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives, this is Part 4 of our Deep Dive into life of Hugh Glass. Last week, we talked about how his party was attacked by the normally peaceful Mandan and Hidatsa’s, his infamous encounter with Old Ephraim, Glass getting abandoned by his comrades, and his heroic journey of vengeance. I know I left y’all on a cliff hanger last week, but man oh man do we have a lot to discuss! How would his quest for vengeance end? Will he kill the two men ...

Send us a text Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This is part 3 of our Deep Dive into the life of Hugh Glass. If you haven’t listened to the previous 2 parts, please, please go do so. Last week, we talked about his first experience in the fur trade and his involvement in the Arikara War. This week, we will be talking about more about his time in the fur trade, more battles with Native Americans and every account of his fateful encounter with Old Ephraim, and warning to listeners...

Send us a text Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This is our 2nd episode into the life of Hugh Glass. If you haven’t listen to the first episode, please go do so! Last week, we talked about his childhood, his time as a pirate, him almost getting sacrificed by the Wolf Pawnee, but plot twist, was adopted by the Chief and him joining the famous, Rocky Mountain Fur Company. This week, we are going to talk about his first years as a fur trapper and his involvement in the Arikara War...

Send us a text Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This is Part 1 of our Deep Dive Series into the life of Hugh Glass. Hugh Glass, known as the legendary fur trapper that survived a bear attack and had an almost unbelievable story of survival. As well as being the inspiration behind the movie the Revenant. But.. did you know he was pirate? Your damn right, Hugh Glass was a pirate. There is a whole lot more to Hugh Glass then Hollywood portrayed. We got pirates, we got Native Ame...

Send us a text Howdy and Welcome Back! This episode is a quick update on Wild West Deep Dives. Sort of a fill everyone in on what's happening behind the scenes. Thank you thank you thank you for all the love and support! Y'all are amazing and I can't thank you enough! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for Episode updates and well as other cool stuff on Western History! Instagram @wildwestdeepdives Twitter @westdeepdives We will see y'all next time, when in doubt, shoot straight, shoot f...

Send us a text Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives. This Short Dive is about a man named Bill Wilson, he was a Missouri Bushwhacker during the American Civil War. A Bushwhacker, is a confederate symphosizer who is not associated with the Confederate Army, a Jayhawker, was a Union symphosizer who is not associated with the Union army. Both sides had these guerrilla fighters that raised hell during the war. This episode was inspired by a book called; Bushwhacker, by George Clinton...

Send us a text Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives, this is Part 4 of our Deep Dive into the life of Seth Bullock. If you haven’t listened to the previous 3 episodes, please, please go do so! This week, we are going to talk about more of his business dealings, his friendship with Theodore Roosevelt and his later years. This has been an amazing series, I've had a lot of fun doing it and I hope y'all have enjoyed it as much as I have. Our Short Dive next week will be; "The L...