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The Wild West Extravaganza

Richard "Two Gun" Hart (ENCORE)

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8833 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Enjoy this encore presentation of Richard "Two Gun" Hart. New episodes continue next week! By the mid-1920s, Al Capone was the undisputed kingpin of Chicago and was feverishly working to expand his empire. The only thing standing in the way of his ambitions was an overzealous Nebraska lawman known as Richard “Two Gun” Hart. The mysterious Hart claimed to be half Native American and appeared like something straight out of a Hollywood Western. Still, he was said to be both fearless and incorruptible, going down in history as one of the most effective Prohibition Agents of all time. But Richard Hart harbored a dark secret that even his wife and children were unaware of. It turns out that the straight-shooting lawman and the notorious gangster were connected in more ways than one. Check out the website! https://www.wildwestextra.com/   Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/   Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/   Buy Me A Coffee!  https://buymeacoffee.com/wildwest   Join Patreon for ad-free bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra   Merch! https://wildwestextramerch.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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By the mid-1920s, Al Capone was the undisputed kingpin of Chicago, which at that time was one of the most powerful crime syndicates on planet Earth.

0:41.4

And what's more, he was expanding operations.

0:44.5

Not only did Capone install a satellite crew in Sioux City, Iowa, but he also took control the rackets down in Omaha and Kansas City.

0:51.6

To paraphrase historian, Jeff McArthur, the only thing truly standing in the

0:55.4

way of Al Capone's Midwest ambitions, was an overzealous Nebraska lawman known as Richard

1:00.5

Two-Gunhart. A man said to be both fearless and incorruptible. The mysterious heart had cut

1:06.9

his teeth working cattle down in Oklahoma, where he claimed to be half Native American.

1:11.3

He served with Fowler during the Great War, and once back stateside, he pinned on a

1:15.0

marshal's badge in the tiny town of Homer, Nebraska.

1:19.2

And even in Nebraska, Hart stood out like a sore thumb, like something straight out of a

1:23.8

Hollywood Western. Rather than dress in fedoras and polished shoes, Hart instead opted for a

1:29.2

10-gallon cowboy hat and riding boots. He preferred traveling via horseback as opposed to automobiles,

1:35.2

and even his weapons of choice for throwbacks to the old days. A pair of well-oiled single-action

1:40.6

revolvers slung low around his hip. And when the Volstead Act made the production of alcohol illegal, Hart began hunting down

1:47.4

bootleggers with a wild abandon, so much so that he'd go down in history is one of the

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