LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST | Texas Jack Ep1 - “Cowboys and Indians”

LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. John Omohundro grows up in Virginia and serves as a Confederate spy during the Civil War before moving west to become one of America’s first cowboys. He becomes known as Texas Jack, meets Wild Bill Hickok, and then Buffalo Bill Cody. He leads grand hunting expeditions in Yellowstone National Park, and then receives an offer from popular writer Ned Buntline to co-star in a stage play. Jack takes the plunge and embarks on the adventure that will change his life.
For the full story of Texas Jack, check out Matthew Kerns’ book! Texas Jack: America’s First Cowboy Star
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[@gomariners9123]

Man I wish I could’ve lived during this time. It was rough but I believe I would’ve fit in fine. Watch your top knot

[@fishwanda]

Same here... Except if you got sick... You usually died.

[@teresabarker5381]

Proud of Texas jack

[@carywest9256]

I'm proud of "Tejas Jack's" service with the Confederate forces.

[@mathewsebastiantejadagutie318]

Hearing about Ned meeting the Bills and Texas makes me want to hear Buntline' side of the story again, great listen.

[@at1970]

This is a wonderful podcast. I look forward to every episode.

[@thehorseman8271]

Good show

[@LongdistanceRider22]

What a great way to spend a Siesta !

[@Huntinghogs]

I listen to you on Spotify! Now I can watch you on KZbin! Love your stuff! Keep it up!

[@Nobody-Nowhere-USA]

His grave is sadly in a really run down cemetery in Leadville Co. , most of the graves are in disrepair in this section, except Texas Jack’s and the victims of the Homestead mine disaster! Every time I’ve been there coins have been left on Texas Jack’s headstone! He really was a colorful character!

[@dimelibrary974]

Jack's funeral was at the Tabor, and I was happy to see that they keep a framed portrait of Jack and his wife on the wall there. It is sad that the cemetery hasn't been better maintained, though lately the efforts of "Friends of Evergreen Cemetery" have really helped.

[@Nobody-Nowhere-USA]

@@dimelibrary974 yah trees growing in graves! Buffalo Bill helped pay for the headstone. I seen they did a lot of work on the Tabor the last couple years, I go through Leadville every week and got to see the progress.

[@AIRRAID2]

But as always i'm gonna save this for tonight. Liked and shared. Good shit.

[@bigjohn75]

I truly enjoyed this thank you.

[@glasair38sr]

Great story thus far. Never had the detail on TJ. Def getting that book today. 👏.

[@AIRRAID2]

Thank you so much!! I was thinking of Texas Jack a couple days ago and didn't find any doc about him that catched my eyes so this is just splendid.🤠 This guy is happy camper i'll tell you that!

[@notnowsatan-pv6xp]

Why were you thinking of him?

[@mikecody7038]

Well done.

[@CORPORAL-dn7nn]

💥

[@riles13]

I have a guy that comes into my restaurant claiming to be Texas jack. He is a great guy that likes tall tales l guess lol

[@plymouthduster225]

Very interesting video as always. I just purchased a book not long ago about Texas Jack. Texas Jack America's First Cowboy Star by Matthew Kerns. I plan on starting to read it as soon as I finish Wild Bill The Teue Story of The American Frontier's First Gunfighter by Tom Clavin.

[@justinsane7128]

Five hundred bucks for a buffalo when cows were $6

[@nathanoneill981]

Killing is easy.. capture 1 of those monsters alive is WAAAYYYYY different

[@carywest9256]

@@nathanoneill981 Yeah, they are humongous in person. Saw them in Wichita mountains and Yellerstone. Misspelled intentionally! It's my Tejas Twang l reckon.

[@normanmcneal3605]

Does anyone realize that those in the trench, would embellish to get out? The shows made everyone money, but those that lived it. It was still better than the trench. Sheep loved it, as the spectators in the Roman Coliseum.

[@danishsailing4630]

The school lad's pa was a flat-earther. They actually taught flat earth in American schools up into the 1950s.

[@riles13]

Does anyone find it weird that a decent percentage of the wild west legends become the first Hollywood actors. It's like how true are these stories really?! It's definitely sus

[@arthurpayne8965]

To many parts

[@sampervis9570]

😮m m. M. Moo😅.

[@WilmerCook]

Don't care about frontier people. My ancestors were already there.

[@davec4224]

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