Britt Johnson & the Searchers

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In October of 1864 Britton Johnson’s son was murdered and his wife and two surviving children were taken captive by a Kiowa War Party. Not willing to just sit back and hope for the best, Britt took matters into his own hands. Set out, alone, into Indian Territory. Determined to get his family back, one way or another. And believe it or not, he was successful. Unfortunately he made some enemies along the way, a desperate savage foe who were just biding their time until they could catch up with Johnson once again. John Ford’s 1956 masterpiece starring John Wayne, The Searchers, is said to be inspired by Britt Johnson. Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Check out my website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest The First Battle of Adobe Walls - https://www.wildwestextra.com/firstadobewalls/ Satanta’s Flight - https://www.wildwestextra.com/satantas-last-flight-kiowa/ Elm Creek Raid - https://www.frontiertimesmagazine.com/blog/the-indian-raid-in-young-county-written-henry-c-williams-newcastle-texas Brit Johnson, The Real Searcher - https://www.historynet.com/brit-johnson-real-searcher.htm Britton Johnson, Christy Claridy - https://www.texasranger.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Artifacts-Britton-Johnson.pdf Indian Depredations in Texas, J. W. Wilbarger - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89060391521&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021 The Mystery of Millie Durkin - https://myrahmcilvain.com/2014/09/26/the-mystery-of-millie-durkin/ Big Wonderful Thing, Stephen Harrigan - https://www.amazon.com/Big-Wonderful-Thing-audiobook/dp/B0821VZX7D The Captured, Scott Zesch - https://www.amazon.com/Captured-Story-Abduction-Indians-Frontier/dp/0312317891 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs.
0:04.8	Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business with easy customizable
0:10.3	themes that let you build your brand, marketing tools that get your products out there.
0:14.7	Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time. From startups to scaleups, online,
0:20.1	in person and on the go. Shopify is made for
0:22.8	entrepreneurs like you. Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup.
0:29.9	There's just something about a last stand that stirs the spirit. I think of the Spartans
0:35.4	facing the Persians, counting an honor to sacrifice their lives,
0:40.4	holding a sort of smug disdain towards death, as they fought without any hope of winning. Their glory
0:46.6	was not in winning, and in their death they were made immortal. Likewise, the defenders of the
0:52.8	Alamo, they knew Santa Ana gave the order that no
0:55.7	quarter would be given. They couldn't surrender and they couldn't retreat. So they fought.
1:00.9	They fought on the face of overwhelming odds. Fought till that courtyard and church ran red with
1:06.2	both Texian and Mexican blood. Die in the death of those who never forget what is due to their own honor.
1:12.9	There are many other examples I could give, especially from the Old West era.
1:17.3	Custer and his men there at the greasy grass.
1:19.9	The soldiers and civilians of the Fetterman Massacre or even Nate Champion, who I covered on this podcast way back when,
1:27.0	hold up in a cabin alone,
1:28.8	surrounded, fighting to the bitter damn end.
1:32.1	And then there's the man we're going to discuss today, a much lesser known man, by the name
1:36.4	of Britton Johnson, huddled alone behind his dead horse, levering round after round into
1:42.2	his Henry.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Wild West Josh, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Wild West Josh and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.