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Short History Of...

Butch Cassidy

Short History Of...

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4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Leader of the Wild Bunch gang, Butch Cassidy was a legendary American criminal who engineered infamous bank and train robberies across the West in the late 19th century. His charisma and careful planning ensured he eluded capture for years. And when, in 1901, he fled the law to South America with his partner, the Sundance Kid, reports differ as to what exactly became of him…. Could Cassidy have survived, quietly living out the rest of his days back in the United States? What is the real truth about his life? And was Butch Cassidy the kindly gentleman rogue some would have us believe? This is a Short History Of Butch Cassidy. A Noiser Production. Written by Nicola Rayner. With thanks to Amy Harmon, author of The Outlaw Noble Salt.  Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It is around 3am on June thend, 1890 in southeastern Wyoming.

0:40.3

A Union Pacific Overland Flyer train is heading toward a tiny settlement on the vast open plains.

0:47.3

It's a passenger train, but it also carries mail and valuable cargo, including a significant sum of money.

0:58.0

The driver keeps his eyes on the steel track that disappears into the darkness in front of him.

1:04.0

Next to him, the train's fireman feeds the roaring furnace, casting flickers of red light across the cab.

1:12.9

It's hard to keep concentration on long journeys like this, and the driver's eyes are getting tired from the nighttime journey.

1:19.3

But now, as he scans the landscape, for a moment he's sure that there's a flicker of light in the distance.

1:26.0

He peers out into the night, straining to

1:28.4

sea. There it is, just a faintest glint on the track. He grips the throttle tighter,

1:36.4

and lets out a long blast from the whistle, hoping that whoever it is will have the sense to clear

1:41.3

the line. But the light doesn't move. Something about

1:46.2

it in this isolated place at the dead of night makes him feel uneasy. It feels like a warning

1:53.0

or even a trap. He gets closer and makes out a few men standing with lanterns, flagging him down.

2:03.6

Maybe the bridge up ahead is down.

2:06.6

He makes a decision and pulls the brake, the screech cutting through the night.

2:12.6

It takes just seconds to realize his mistake.

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