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3 місяці томуIn this collection of true stories from the Old West, we’ll discuss Bass Reeves, one of the first black deputy marshals west of the Mississippi. We’ll also look at the opposite end of the spectrum with Crawford "Cherokee Bill" Goldsby - the son of a buffalo hunter who became one of the deadliest outlaws in Indian Territory. Finally, we’ll celebrate the life and death of Brit Johnson, a former slave whose quest to retrieve his wife and children from the clutches of captivity would help inspire John Wayne’s The Searchers. #history #wildwest #western
0:00 Bass Reeves
74:53 Cherokee Bill
138:38 Brit Johnson
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@Freedomforall1290 3 місяці тому
Bass was one of the best trackers in the history of the old west, Reeves and Story deserve their place in American history.
@user-te4kk2gy1o 3 місяці тому
Some we kill, some we save, so goes the life of our fore fathers. Great channel going here.
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Thank you!
@anthonyledington3143 3 місяці тому
Thanks again for your history lessons. I hope 100years from now they can watch your videos.
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
I hope so too
@anthonyledington3143 2 місяці тому
@@WildWestExtravaganza check out the Cherokee traitor story.
@alanleemaxwell831 3 місяці тому
5am here in England, get the notification, coffee made and I'm awake starting my day in my favourite way! Thanks Josh!!! 🙏🇬🇧😉
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Good morning innit?
@alanleemaxwell831 3 місяці тому
@@WildWestExtravaganza oh hell yeah!!! 🙏🇬🇧😉
@davidelkins3229 День тому
Resting down in Cornwall?
@jodismith665 2 місяці тому
I love your retelling of the history! Bass Reeves was a total Bad Ass!
@cjlloyd5332 3 місяці тому
Yeeeeehhaaaaaw "Jolly Foul-mouthed Josh" Another epic episode!!
@richardlincoln8438 3 місяці тому
This should cover a couple of coffees Josh. Best Wishes to You and Your Family.
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Thank you, sir
@OGRocker1 3 місяці тому
Nice story Josh, thank you. ... Remember; you can only please some of the people some of the time, ... take care. "Brilliant"
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Absolutely
@AbuAmatullahAlAmriki 3 місяці тому
Binging these videos overnight while i drive out west is just 🤌🤌🤌
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
That's what I'm talking about
@henryholliday7825 3 місяці тому
You’re a hero for making this video
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Ha!
@RICKRATT1 2 місяці тому
Bass Reeves has been honored in my hometown of Ft. Smith, Ar. with a large bronze statue, among other things. He was a true 'Badass' Deputy Marshall. He rose above his situation and became a legend. R.I.P. Bass Reeves.
@Buckin69 Місяць тому
wheres this statue at? I want to see it next time im in town.
@mec4lifesmiley700 2 місяці тому
Hay Beaver, I really like this length.
@odinsson204 3 місяці тому
Yes!!! It showed up on the top of my feed!!🤘🤘🤘🤘
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Nice
@robertofunk673 3 місяці тому
Quite a man Bass was,sure dedicated&an honour as a black man.
@user-rw7xi1zb8h 3 місяці тому
I pass over bass Reeves memorial bridge dayly it's under major construction I know exactly where the land is on fern mountain road I've been told theres old cowboy cemetary there b a good place for me to hike this spring might get lucky find it or some names of outlaws you could maybe do podcast on
@leonrobinson1926 3 місяці тому
You could sweep the floor with that freaking mustache.
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Ha
@efrey1911 2 місяці тому
Amazing story about an incredible man and time in history.
@DYLANJJK94 2 місяці тому
Tonight, I’ll be roasting coffee on my wood stove listening to this on my live stream on a different app, 🫶
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
Heck yeah!
@davidvilla827 2 місяці тому
This Channel is Badass.
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
Thank you!!!
@davidvilla827 2 місяці тому
@@WildWestExtravaganza you are Very welcome Sir. I'm from El Paso Texas. I saw your John Westley Harding video. Amazing. Been hooked on here since
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
Well hello El Paso!
@joemonroe3811 2 місяці тому
Damn good video thank you❤
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
Thanks Joe
@beau4129 3 місяці тому
Always great👍🏼👍🏼
@JonWintersGold 2 місяці тому
Bass Reeves, is a real life superhuman. Heck his mustache alone has 30 confirmed kills.
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
At least 30
@antonkovalenko364 2 місяці тому
Let's never forget Sheriff Bart, who was appointed to the position in 1874 and worked out of the town of Rock Ridge. Despite the initial hostile reception in which he had to rely on his quick wit, the former railroad worker turned out to be quite the boon to the townsfolk. With the assistance of a washed up local gunfighter who went by the moniker "Waco Kid" he went on to eradicate the gang raised by corrupt Attorney General Lamarr who, with the complicity of the governor, were attempting to run the townsfolk off in order to profit from the incoming railroad. Ain't that a kick in the head?
@troutbumgypsy9169 3 місяці тому
Thanks!
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Thank YOU!
@Halfbaked2023 Місяць тому
im new....love the channel...got my sub
@WildWestExtravaganza Місяць тому
Heck yeah! Welcome aboard!
@libraS.A.Swing1010 3 місяці тому
Great representation for black history month.
@robertofunk673 3 місяці тому
44-40 drops over 84"at 300yards,doubtful it was 500,but he was a good shot,but that cartridge would have had almost nil energy.Probably was 200 or less as you said.
@kathyjacques2688 3 місяці тому
This is all new to me, thanks for exposing such a personage n I truly enjoyed it, if you don’t like it, watch something else
@markrandle4368 3 місяці тому
the comparison between Bass & Lone Ranger is absurd. The legend of Bass is vastly superior.
@clifflondonuncensored 8 днів тому
I love this story ! Thank you for all your hardwork and honestly. You have a new subscriber and the praise and respect of a so called boomer.
@WildWestExtravaganza 8 днів тому
Thank you!
@Fvpigpen26 2 місяці тому
I can't imagine how much reading you must have done to make all these. I did all of my Louise L'Amour and Zane Grey books in my bunk on my fathers fishing boat. If I did a video podcast, I would have to call it Stories from the Galley Table. But I didn't figure on being this ill with ailments this early in life. I started commercial fishing in Kodiak at age eleven. It included a king crabbing trip that I really learned from, like it can get a lot rougher in the winter. Keep up the challenge. I do a lot of research on boats of the northwest. You should check out the Everett Massacre sometime and see if there isn't a story for there.
@jasonkolo 2 місяці тому
You are possibly the greatest man of all time. People say that maybe, not me, but you are awesome and deserve riches and rewards and such.
@DJToNYLoSo867 3 місяці тому
Thanks for making this video 👏👏👏
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
My pleasure
@ambushedimagination1931 2 місяці тому
Brit, has gotta be my favorite dark tinted cowboy. As far as your show goes. Ive yet to see the New show about Bass. As usual, enjoyed your material. Thank ya for your time.
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
Thanks
@HandyMan657 2 місяці тому
I prefer your version of his story. Thanks man.
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
Thanks for listening!
@AnthonyGarcia-se2yd 2 місяці тому
Unforgiven is the greatest western of all time!
@angrytrucker420 2 місяці тому
Great video as usual. I was wondering if you knew the story of army surgeon Bernard Irwin. Some consider him to be the first M O H winner even though it wasn't awarded to him until 1894. Maybe you could do something on him if you haven't already done so.
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
Good suggestion
@Orygunner67 3 місяці тому
Thank you again Josh. I wish you were my history teacher back in 1980 something. I would have gotten A's instead of C's and the occasional B. This was a long episode but you made it interesting and intriguing! 👍🤠👍
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Wow, thanks!
@lildevil7786 2 місяці тому
love this channel
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
Thanks!
@whoopwhoop1584 3 місяці тому
Daggum. " you can say a rooster spits snuff but it ain't true till you see him spit" I've been a might curious about just such a time and place my friend. Whoop
@Heatherwashere Місяць тому
I'm barely into this video and my whole entire brain just blew up from the fact that dude was like naw I can't trust you with reading but here's a gun though.
@lukebergen6603 3 місяці тому
I love your content especially the stuff about doc holiday as I am from his home town and can visit the site of his dentist practice and such, do you have any biographies on just holiday?
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Not yet
@edwardlangdon9256 2 місяці тому
500 yard shot is nothing for an experienced shooter, even in those days.
@mhmt1453 2 місяці тому
“The Original BMF” part 2!
@julesotis13 Місяць тому
holy bleep u funny sir!
@brianwillerton8659 2 місяці тому
You ever hear of Mickey Free? Scout who hunted Apaches and was a friend of the Apache Kid...If they sent him a-huntin' yew, start praying.
@ButterFadeGolf 2 місяці тому
Please continue making such gangster content...it's the only thing that keeps me from intentionally swerving off the road Doordashing afyer being offered the 3rd order with $2 tip or less...wish I sacked up like good Ole Bass and call them out.
@DoubleAAmazin3 3 місяці тому
America is gangster af
@NoahSpurrier 2 місяці тому
What was the name of the movie about Bass Reeves? Was it any good?
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
I haven't seen it
@Whosaids0 3 місяці тому
It's surprising that you'd have to so extensively explain making sense of apprehending your child, but I guess in this day an age some people assume that responsibility becomes someone else's after a certain point. That being said to be clear. As a man I believe your child is always your responsibility. It's a honor to get the chance to be a parent not a chore.
@KurtOnoIR 3 місяці тому
Well I guess 500 yrds is possible. The bkackpowder 44-40 cartridge usually had a 200 grain projectile going around 1150fps or more at the muzzle so it'd still be going like 700ish at 500yrds. A pretty good whack if it didn't kill ya.
@danielwebster5748 3 місяці тому
Bass Reeves was a law man second to none. He was as good has Bill tilghman or heck Thomas and much better than Wyatt Earp.
@robertofunk673 3 місяці тому
Cant imagine how a 45 could slide on out a 44 cal.barrel?
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Reckon that's how it got stuck
@bethbartlett5692 Місяць тому
14 in 40+ years, in OK Territory, doesn't seem overly aggressive. ... and I'm a Tree Huggin Hippie Freak.
@MicahBell_1860 3 місяці тому
George Reeves, the original Superman, & father of Christopher Reeves
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Exactly
@Thozywozy 24 дні тому
46:19 Brother never backtrack or try explaining When you know you're speaking the truth. You don't have to backpedal on the truth. Whoever can't accept the truth let them fall off, unsbscribe or whatever they do. At the end the day you told the truth/fact so there's no way you can be wrong........Awsome commentary by the way!!
@markveblungsnes День тому
Shane Gillis, is that you?!
@curtisyastic4130 Місяць тому
Change your name from kickin wing to kickin bass, i would - joe dirte
@khillsy4489 3 місяці тому
Bass should have been played by Woody Strode years ago.
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Great actor
@uzidakage5889 3 місяці тому
Bill Pickett what about him
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Soon
@maximoreeves2199 2 місяці тому
As a Reeves i hope im somhow related.
@user-pl3wn2ub6o Місяць тому
Great narration. But no production at all. You could've done something man. But I did enjoy the story
@daleslover2771 2 місяці тому
11:28 my Great Great Grandfather in his diary, stated that a Sherrif and deputy was shot in the back today, left in the trail dust, bush wackers are every where, eliminating any Northern Union troops heading back home after the war..
@jamescreek1319 Місяць тому
Lonesome Dove was one of the best western movies ever the only thing wrong with it… The Duke John Wayne was not in it. I love the old Charlton Heston and Brian Keith movie the mountain men is another great old classic movie 🎥
@WildWestExtravaganza Місяць тому
You do know that originally John Wayne was slated to play Gus, right?
@silkkdread 3 місяці тому
“Take Steve Harvey Tom sellek and Sam Elliot then sprinkle some testosterone😂😂😂 This is y I love your channel in comparison to others #BLM💪🏾🏆🤌🏾
@christophercooper5843 12 днів тому
Thats one fine lip pelt
@user-yt8yt9fp3s 2 місяці тому
Bass was an Indian and he was apart of the Buffalo Soljas
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
None of what you just said is true
@CRUZER1800 Місяць тому
The Searchers is NOT playing on HBO....
@WildWestExtravaganza Місяць тому
It’s not?
@CRUZER1800 Місяць тому
@@WildWestExtravaganza No... I checked just after you mentioned it and could not find it.... Bummer.. Russ
@WildWestExtravaganza Місяць тому
My bad. When I originally recorded that like 3 years ago it was.
@priceisright1015 3 місяці тому
He had one eye on you. And the other one elsewhere
@user-uo9cy2ep2h 9 днів тому
Good Doc. Not arguing a point just another perspective. I agree that education is powerful. However, I disagree your reasons for not allowing Bass to read. His owner probably saw no point to it. Had no idea ANY person of color would ever be free, but teaching him to handle a pistol was beneficial to both Bass and his owner, considering Bass's position as a slave, he wasn't a field worker. Just another way to look at it. Considering the time period, educating a Black man to empower him wasn't even a thing, let alone even the slightest consideration. That's a 60s Black Panther mentality.
@WildWestExtravaganza 9 днів тому
Thanks! I hear what you're saying but it was a big enough issue for several states to pass laws prohibiting the teaching of slaves to read or write. One of the big concerns was that they'd forge documents in order to gain their freedom.
@user-uo9cy2ep2h 9 днів тому
Not All slave states passed those laws after the 1831 slave revolt. Lastly, the for mentioned papers were rare. Really rare. I don't think that was an issue, it's another wife's tale.
@WildWestExtravaganza 9 днів тому
@@user-uo9cy2ep2h Correct, not all states. But it’s hard to say that something was an old wives tale when there were literal laws passed against it.
@Halfbaked2023 Місяць тому
if u saw me and then heard who im listening to im ppl would be like wth 🤣glad i was raised to love everyone lmao without internet man u cant find talent and jusr hearing someone from a complete diff culture and for me talking about good history lol the good side of the internet lol .....
@31terikennedy 3 місяці тому
Wasn't Reeves in Judge Parker's jail for three months? You think, maybe, the Judge was sending Reeves the message to bring in more of his arrests alive?
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
He was in jail for 6 months
@31terikennedy 3 місяці тому
At the Judge's pleasure.@@WildWestExtravaganza
@31terikennedy 3 місяці тому
When it comes to Reeves, you really have to read between the lines.
@danielwebster5748 3 місяці тому
Aubrey searched all men and I can give best reads accolades I wouldn't put him higher than heck Thomas or Bill tilghman but I will put him in the same company as them they are definitely the top three. All of them went into no Man's Land what used to be called Indian Territory then Oklahoma territory bringing out all sorts of outlaws sometimes lying over a saddle. But then again you might need to put bass Reeves over them to because they had the added benefit of being white. If I was a man back in carrying a load of money I would want one of these three men guarding me and that includes bass Reeves.
@uzidakage5889 3 місяці тому
Django 🎉😮WHAT
@TheWartHawg 2 місяці тому
Bass Reeve's last gunfight at 69. World class taint tickler. Coinkidink? I think maybe NOT.
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
You get it
@paganlife1373 3 місяці тому
speculation, all you got to know!
@ziggiezaggie 3 місяці тому
What the hell did bass do with all that money ,he was literally like a millionaire back then 🤔 Maybe back child support 🤣
@MicahBell_1860 3 місяці тому
But Jo-osh! How can you say The Searchers was the most influential Western of all time? We all know that goes to the story of Black Bart, a negro lawman of the wild west, that you have failed to even mention in this episode! You know, Blazing Saddles! & all these native tribes that you mention in your episodes, I have never once heard you mention the Hekawis! &
@leeburks4540 2 місяці тому
Ordered a book on Bass. It was dry & not narrative oriented at all.
@bethkaseroff-kr7yk 3 місяці тому
Maybe I'm full of shit, but they say compilation. I believe that means that sevel videos have been put together, 8na different order, perhaps, for the reason of reshowing.
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Correct
@jeffpowell7336 2 місяці тому
The cowboy being featured in this story sounds fascinating The commentator is hard to listen to His method of storytelling leaves the listener annoyed
@WildWestExtravaganza 2 місяці тому
Imagine how I feel
@xrated179 2 місяці тому
You are limiting your potential in growing your channel severely by refusing to cover or partake in a segment covering the Wild West massive success of Red dead redemption 2! I highly advise you simply look up Mojave D. Red dead redemption play through. The 72 year old gentleman. Decided to cover the Title and has grow over 20k in a couple of months. It’s not about gaming. It’s about capitalizing on the affinity for the Wild West that exist in the world today. Not only will you gain the support of the Red Dead redemption 2 community that is millions strong.. but you will be filling a void in said community that is urning for more Wild West content as the game is now over a decade old. I bet you $100 if you post a stream titled. Playing red dead redemption as a non gamer for the first time. Your Channel will get 10k subs minimum within a month
@robertofunk673 3 місяці тому
Credible facts,sadly maybe racist remarks to put down a good man!
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
Huh?
@user-uo9cy2ep2h 9 днів тому
MOST cowboys were Black or Hispanic. Only a few jobs they could get and cowboy was one.
@robertofunk673 3 місяці тому
Well said,anarchy is what the USA.is heading into!
@bignateesquire 3 місяці тому
I miss the old days when you came out with new content instead of recycling old stuff.
@WildWestExtravaganza 3 місяці тому
I'm sorry you feel that way
@bignateesquire 3 місяці тому
I love listening to you my man. This one and others seem a little bit rehashed.
@jonbates5873 3 місяці тому
Fret not young grasshopper just a refreshing recall of greatness
@westerngroovetv 3 місяці тому
@@WildWestExtravaganza correct me if I'm wrong. But these type of videos are just mashups of previous videos you've made that fit together in someway? This video isn't a new recording, right?
@westerngroovetv 3 місяці тому
@@bignateesquire are they new videos or is he just combining like old videos?
@henryholliday7825 3 місяці тому
I miss when it was bloody beaver. Wild West extravaganza…original. Brilliant
@Buckin69 Місяць тому
He def didnt burn his home down because it was still there when the posse of 30+ men came to do it soon after. Too sad. Ned Christie was terribly misunderstood.
@HornyIndianMan 3 місяці тому
BOOO 👎
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