ENCORE I DODGE CITY Ep. 2: “Wyatt Earp, Lawman & Legend”

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

Arts, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Wyatt Earp crisscrosses the West as a stagecoach driver, a teamster and a lawman. He experiences tragedy and triumph, and he builds a reputation as a relentless lawman. By the summer of 1876, he and his friend Bat Masterson are on patrol in Dodge City with an all-star cast of legendary lawmen. Join Black Barrel+ for bingeable seasons with no commercials: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	MUSIC
0:13.0	Dodge City began life as a rowdy camp called Buffalo City.
0:17.0	It progressed into an unofficial town with the coming of the railroad in 1872.
0:22.0	Over the next three years it had lawmen.
0:25.0	It wasn't a totally lawless place.
0:27.0	But fights and killings were common.
0:30.0	That started to change in 1876.
0:33.0	The previous year, the people of Dodge made a commitment to beef up their law enforcement.
0:39.0	By the time the cattle drives began to arrive in the spring and early summer of 1876,
0:44.0	and for the next four seasons, Dodge City had a lineup that could be viewed as an all-star team with the benefit of hindsight.
0:52.0	There were the earth brothers, Wyatt and occasionally Morgan.
0:56.0	The Masterson brothers, Ed, Bat and Jim.
1:00.0	And they were Bill Tillman, Charlie Bassett, and Neil Brown at various times.
1:06.0	And when they needed more help for a posse, gunfighter and gambler Luke Short joined the team.
1:12.0	In the summer of 1776, the law truly came to Dodge.
1:17.0	It had an instant impact, and it started with Wyatt Earp.
1:33.0	From BlackBurrow Media, this is Legends of the Old West.
1:37.0	I'm your host, Chris Wimmer.
1:39.0	This season we're telling a five-part story about Dodge City and the duo of Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp.
1:46.0	This is episode two, Wyatt Earp, Lawman and Legend.
1:58.0	As with the Masterson family, the Earp family included a set of brothers.
2:03.0	There were six in all. Newton, James, Virgil, Wyatt, Morgan, and Warren.
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