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The Wild West Extravaganza

Tom Horn | Range Wars (Part 2)

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8667 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Regarding Old West feuds, Arizona’s Pleasant Valley War ranked among the most violent. Also known as the Graham-Tewksbury feud, this conflict would rage on for over a decade and see a death toll from between twenty to fifty men, some of whom fell at the hands of a notorious up-and-coming killer by the name of Tom Horn. And, of course, this would not be the last feud that Tom was involved in. After leaving Arizona, he’d hire on with the Pinkertons, and it wouldn’t be long before they sent him up to a little place in Wyoming known as Johnson County. The cattle barons seemed to be getting fed up with the rustlers and looking for men like Tom Horn, who weren’t afraid of getting their hands dirty. Check out the website for more true tales from the Old West https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Commadore Perry Owens | Texas History Lessons - https://youtu.be/GLxTmx3w7VY?si=-og4PtxwZTJYtBxu Frank Canton | Johnson County War - https://youtu.be/psestaX_qqY?si=nKUg7w7ngdGdChMR Tom Horn: In Life & Legend by Larry D. Ball - https://www.amazon.com/Horn-Life-Legend-Larry-Ball/dp/0806151757/ref=sr_1_1?crid=EYOCZ7IPMJ8A&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LnF9Ra8txfb9_U0HIcm8ug.Fhby2anYEnNBJIUwsl1JZR721EEnwP-Zz0y5nEO3A2s&dib_tag=se&keywords=larry+d+ball+tom+horn&qid=1716395499&sprefix=larry+d+ball+tom+horn%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1 Join Into History for ad-free and bonus content! https://intohistory.supercast.com/ Merchandise! https://www.teepublic.com/user/wild-west-extravaganza Book Recommendations! https://www.amazon.com/shop/wildwestextravaganza/list/YEHGNY7KFAU7?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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When it comes to Old West feuds, Arizona's Pleasant Valley War ranked among the most violent.

0:35.3

Also known as the Graham Tewksbury feud, this conflict would rage on

0:39.0

for over a decade and see a death toll from between 20 to 50 men, some of whom fell at the hands of a

0:45.0

notorious killer by the name of Tom Horn. And you better believe this would not be the last feud

0:50.7

that Tom was involved in. After leaving Arizona, he'd hire on with the Pinkertons,

0:55.7

and it wasn't long before they sent him up to a little place in Wyoming known as Johnson County.

1:00.8

Apparently, the cattle barons were getting fed up with rustlers, and they were looking for men

1:04.8

like Tom Horn who weren't afraid of getting their hands dirty. Oh, yeah, things about to get

1:09.9

real bloody on the Northern Plains.

1:12.4

My name's Josh, and this is the Wild West extravaganza.

1:24.4

Back in 1879, a guy by the name of James Tewkesbury, along with several of his children, started a small ranch in Arizona's Tonto Basin, or to be more specific, Pleasant Valley.

1:35.9

Now, the exact location of Pleasant Valley can be a little confusing. According to some, Tonto Basin and Pleasant Valley are one and the same.

1:43.4

Others maintain that the valley is just a subsection of the basin, while still others claim

1:47.7

that it's adjacent and separate from the basin.

1:50.7

My very rough understanding is that the town of Young, Arizona, just due south of the Muggeon

1:55.6

Rim, marks the valley's northern boundary.

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