What gun slinger actually is from the west

I've just released the 20th episode of Writing the West -- a dramatic audio podcast based on the stories and poetry of my friend Rick Steber, winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Best Western Novel. I invite you to check it out when you have the chance. Thanks!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3sBZxbeTDcTZZ4SpP7fQfS

Howdy! Greetings from Spain.

Lately, I've been reading quite a lot about mountain men and fur trade in the Rocky Mountains. I find quite surprising that so few of them were of Spanish descent (at least, so few of some reknown), considering that the Louisiana Territory used to be a province of New Spain, as were Texas, New Mexico, and California. In my readings, I've only encountered Manuel Lisa, Louis Vasquez (who was more French than Spanish), and Manuel Álvarez. Do you know anyone else?

Howdy stranger(s). 🤠 𓃓 🌵

I am not from the US; I'm from Greece (🤮 😒 🤬 👎) but I love the US, particularly the Wild West era.
So don't hate me, although you can hate Greeks as much as you want. \m/

Well now, reckon I've rustled up some mighty fine bits of knowledge 'bout Dodge City, KS, that might tickle yer fancy if ya ain't heard 'em yet.
(Translation: Below are some nice pieces of information I gathered about Dodge City, KS, that you might find interesting if you don't already know them.)

Dodge City, KS, played a pivotal role in the Wild West era, particularly in the latter half of the 19th century
• Founded in 1872 alongside the newly laid tracks of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. It was initially a major shipping center for buffalo hides
• Was a major stop along the Chisholm Trail, one of the major cattle drive routes from Texas to Kansas railheads
Earned the moniker "Cowboy Capital" due to its role as a major stop along the cattle-driving trails, particularly the famous Chisholm Trail. At the peak of the cattle drives in 1883-1885, herds totaling 10M head passed through.
• The town gained a reputation as a rowdy and lawless frontier town and was home to many celebrated gunfighters of the West, including Wyatt Earp, the Masterson brothers, Doc Holliday, etc. Often referred to as the "Wickedest City in the West" due to its reputation for violence, gambling and prostitution.
• And a bonus one, as you've heard the phrase "Get out of Dodge" (which was used in American popular culture until the 2000s, but I'm unsure about its usage today), it refers to a dangerous or threatening situation, anchoring the idea that early Dodge City was a theater of interpersonal violence and civic disorder

ps. Long live 🇺🇸 🗽

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Hi, redditors!

First time in this subreddit -- surprising since I'm writing a historical fiction novel set in the West in mid 1880s. I'm trying to get things as accurate as possible, while giving some leeway for my fictionalized aspects. Still, I was curious, what are some of your favorite facts about the Old West that you wish stories or films got right?
What are some obscure little things you love or other things that irk you to no end?

I have some tongue-in-cheek jabs that almost break the fourth wall, but only to poke fun at inaccuracies and stereotypes during interactions and conversations.

Have at it, guys! And thanks for all the comments in advance!

I'm writing a book set in a fictionalized version of the wild west (to make it middle grade friendly).

I want the story to sound as 'authentically' cowboy as I can, in a way that's fun for kids, without going too overboard. An example of what I'm striving for is Jessie from the Toy Story franchise. Her cowboy slang is exaggerated, but you can definitely tell she's a cowboy, and you can almost always infer the meaning behind what she wants to say.

Anyways, I'm looking for things like terms of endearment, expressions of frustration (like balderdash), even ways to curse someone out. Any words/expressions would be helpful!

Thanks!!

Googling mostly brings up wanted posters and buckets of cowboys and Indians toys (not hating, those are cool) but are there any specific places to be looking for some Old West stuff to decorate?

So. I was basically wondering after starting to watch the new series 1883 on paramount, I was wondering when did mexicos cow boy era end? I know in America it ended around 1911 but it had to of continued in Mexico for a bit. I’m just wondering when there official end was? Or am I ignorant for thinking it could’ve lasted longer? Please any info would help!!

I ask this bc I noticed there’s almost no media involving cowboys n all that, and the only one I found was gun frontier lol (I am gonna warn you tho if you’re gonna watch it, there’s a bunch of unnecessary nudes lol)

Like I haven’t ever seen much anime’s involving cowboys and that sort of stuff other than that lol, same with books😵‍💫

Same goes for western apocalypse scenarios lol, haven’t seen much of that but if you have I’d love to hear about it😄

In other words, when did "gun savvy" people start to generally favor cartridge revolvers instead of cap and ball revolvers ?

I have a project of mine ive been working on and id need a mad of Railroad routes atleast near california

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Anyone got any resources?

So I was on the internet and have been seeing alot of ppl say they are ex national park rangers and hikers and campers would talk about how the forest at night is crazy scary. Stories about hearing their name whispered and mocked from a distance, heavy footstep, etc. and it made me think if people have wild stories now, were there a lot of wild stories back then? With the pioneers and cowboys camping out in the pure wilderness at the time, is there any famous or notably creepy stories from pre 1900s America? I’m sure they must’ve ran into some terrifying stuff or heard something camping at night

America on the brink of witnessing a celestial event so rare and mesmerizing that people from all corners of the country scramble to find a vantage point. Eclipse glasses? Sold out. Hotels in the path of totality? Booked solid for months. Scientists and starry-eyed dreamers alike count down the moments until the moon dares to dance in front of the sun, revealing the elusive solar corona in a display of cosmic ballet. This isn’t just happening today, April 8, 2024—history was writing a similar story nearly 150 years ago, on July 29, 1878.

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A group of scientists with their telescopes in Rawlins, Wyoming, for the 1878 eclipse. Thomas Edison is second from the right.

Amidst the throng of eager young scientists, journalists, and adventurers streaming westward to get a good view of the 1878 eclipse, slicing southeast across the United States from Montana to Texas, was none other than Thomas Alva Edison. Already nationally famous for a string of inventions, it was his phonograph that crowned him "The Wizard of Menlo Park." But in the days before the 1878 solar eclipse, Edison was chasing the sun's secrets with his newest invention, the tasimeter, hoping to unveil the mysteries of the solar corona's temperature alongside astronomer Henry Draper in Rawlins, Wyoming.

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Thomas Edison

Rawlins, a bustling rail hub situated directly in the eclipse's shadow, became the epicenter of American scientific curiosity in July of 1878. Stage lines from Rawlins led north towards Lander and south into Colorado. As a rail hub located directly in the path of totality, Rawlins became the center of the American scientific world in the weeks before the eclipse.

It was also the staging ground for the legendary Texas Jack, a cowboy, scout, and stage actor as enigmatic as the frontier he roamed. Jack, fresh from a series of sharpshooting exhibitions, was gearing up to guide German Count Otto Franc von Lichtenstein on a wild trek across Wyoming's untamed landscapes.

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Texas Jack Omohundro

Here is Thomas Edison's account of his encounter with America's first cowboy star:

"The hotel in Rawlins was a very small one, and by doubling up, we were barely accommodated. My roommate was Fox, the correspondent of the New York Herald. After we retired and were asleep, a thundering knock on the door awakened us.

Upon opening the door, a tall, handsome man with flowing hair dressed in Western style entered the room. His eyes were bloodshot, and he was somewhat inebriated.

He introduced himself as `Texas Jack’ Omohundro and said he wanted to see Edison, as he had read about me in the newspapers.

Both Fox and I were rather scared, and didn’t know what was to be the result of the interview. The landlord requested him not to make so much noise, and was thrown out into the hall.

Jack explained that he had just come in with a party which had been hunting, and that he felt fine. He explained, also, that he was the boss pistol-shot of the West; that it was he who taught the celebrated Doctor Carver how to shoot.

Then suddenly pointing to a weather-vane on the freight depot, he pulled out a Colt revolver and fired through the window, hitting the vane.

The shot awakened all the people, and they rushed in to see who was killed. It was only after I told him I was tired and would see him in the morning that he left.

Both Fox and I were so nervous we didn’t sleep any that night. We were told in the morning that Jack was a pretty good fellow, and was not one of the `bad men,’ of whom they had a good supply.”

Edison and Fox tried to find Texas Jack now that they had been assured by locals that he was a "pretty good fellow," but Jack had already set out to start his trek, and Edison missed his chance to talk with a genuine cowboy hero. People in Rawlins will tell you that after the tasimeter failed to measure the temperature of the sun's corona, Edison decided to visit a local fishing hole. It was while holding his bamboo fishing pole that he first hit upon the idea of using bamboo filament in incandescent light bulbs.

Count Otto Franc recorded in his journal that he and Jack spent the morning of eclipse trout fishing in what is now the Medicine Bow National Forest near the Colorado border.

“We caught some trout and went back to camp,” Franc wrote, “and while cooking the fish, the Eclipse sets in, and we have a very good view of it. Jack calls it a damned humbug and put-up job, because our tent and blankets caught fire while we were looking at the sun. We lost a blanket, burned holes in the tent and some blankets, and besides burned our hands in trying to extinguish it."

There’s a lot of photos of the guy but do we know what photo was the last one taken of him?

The first source I found said the era lasted from 1865-1895. But Red dead redemption takes place in 1911 and 1914, and the book “War comes to the big bend” takes place in 1917. I’ve also seen pictures from the Wild West pictures sub that are from the 20s. This question has been eating away at my brain ever since I got into studying Wild West history, I hear so many conflicting opinions and ideas.

I'm making a Garry's mod server and I'm looking for good loading music, but I can't use red dead redemptions, because I could face copyright infringement, would anyone know any good loading screen calm ambient songs that aren't cheesy?