"I Came Here Not to Talk, but to Die": The Story of Outlaw Cherokee Bill
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Art Burton, author of numerous books on African Americans in the West, tells the story of Cherokee Bill: one of the most feared and notorious outlaws in Indian Territory. Known for his violent robberies and multiple killings during the 1890s, Cherokee Bill became a legendary figure whose brief but deadly career earned him comparisons to Jesse James and Billy the Kid.
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