Footprints of the Frontier

In today's video, we look at none other than the legendary showman and former soldier-turned-buffalo-hunter Buffalo Bill Cody himself. In order to gain a better understanding of how a scout for the US Army became synonymous with the term "old west," we present a closer inspection into the tales and times of one of the most famous showmen in history.

In order to preserve their histories, cultures, and ways of life, this is the first in a series of brief essays documenting the rich details of Native American tribes, ranging from the First Nations in Canada to the nativos mexicanos in Mexico. Welcome to Footprints of the Frontier.

As an effort to shed some light on one of the most fascinating collections of criminals and crime families alike, here is a deeper dive into the mythos of the Reno Gang, their history-defining locomotive theft, and the violent legacy they left behind in the bloody aftermath.

An event came in 1879 in maybe the wickedest city in all the west, Dodge City, Kansas, forever changing the story of law and order in the United States. To gain a better understanding of the events before, during, and after this frontier injustice, here's a deeper dive into the murder trial of the seven Cheyenne.

To ensure his legacy is not forgotten in the footnotes of frontier folktales, here is a deeper dive into his life, and the unjust execution faced by La-choy Ko-kun-noste, translated to "Red Sleeve," and colloquially known by his Spanish nickname, Mangas Coloradas.

As towns were abandoned and their hotel rooms left empty, the ghosts came back to flock the western frontier with an unsettling presence, leaving the people who visit afterwards to get a spine chilling sense of the spirits that linger in the shadows of yesteryear. To dive deeper into these mysterious happenings and the frightening folklore behind them, here are 3 haunted hotels from the wild west.

To shed light on one of the US Army's darkest moments, and one of the least-discussed war crimes during the heydey of the wild west, here is a close inspection of the Sand Creek Massacre and the destruction of the Cheyenne tribes in the Great Plains of America.

Once the son of an English immigrant and maestro of an infamous outlaw gang, Butch Cassidy transformed into one of the most discussed, complex, and undeniably popular figures of wild west lore, despite his violent tactics and unlawful tendencies. This is Robert LeRoy Parker, better known as Butch Cassidy, and his criminal misadventures alongside the Wild Bunch.

Here is the newest video in a series of essays analyzing the battles of the wild west you probably haven't heard of. Next up, we're taking a closer look at the Round Valley Settler Massacre and the untold story of a one-sided conflict that symbolizes the overall horror and disturbing nature of the California Genocide.