as society changes and historical facts evolved into embellished myths the
evolved into embellished myths the
evolved into embellished myths the American Old West continues to lose its
American Old West continues to lose its
American Old West continues to lose its original identity see the word of the
original identity see the word of the
original identity see the word of the main office and kill him and I said Oh
main office and kill him and I said Oh
main office and kill him and I said Oh welcome to watchmojo.com clarity about
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welcome to watchmojo.com clarity about the essence of a wildly misrepresented
the essence of a wildly misrepresented
the essence of a wildly misrepresented era as we count down the five most
era as we count down the five most
era as we count down the five most interesting and surprising facts about
interesting and surprising facts about
interesting and surprising facts about the Old West a period from roughly 1820
the Old West a period from roughly 1820
the Old West a period from roughly 1820 to 1920 take your money kid hat cause
to 1920 take your money kid hat cause
to 1920 take your money kid hat cause I’m tired of listen to you mouth number
I’m tired of listen to you mouth number
I’m tired of listen to you mouth number 5 the Old West wasn’t all that violent
5 the Old West wasn’t all that violent
5 the Old West wasn’t all that violent Oh Johnny I apologize I forgot you were
Oh Johnny I apologize I forgot you were
Oh Johnny I apologize I forgot you were there you may go now sleeve that shotgun
there you may go now sleeve that shotgun
there you may go now sleeve that shotgun gun slingers brothels and booze we’ve
gun slingers brothels and booze we’ve
gun slingers brothels and booze we’ve all heard the stories but the legends of
all heard the stories but the legends of
all heard the stories but the legends of the Old West don’t always bear a close
the Old West don’t always bear a close
the Old West don’t always bear a close resemblance to the truth for example
resemblance to the truth for example
resemblance to the truth for example tombstones largest murder count in a
tombstones largest murder count in a
tombstones largest murder count in a single year never surpassed five and so
single year never surpassed five and so
single year never surpassed five and so the guns weren’t exactly a blazing as
the guns weren’t exactly a blazing as
the guns weren’t exactly a blazing as far as Deadwood the year 1876 didn’t go
far as Deadwood the year 1876 didn’t go
far as Deadwood the year 1876 didn’t go down in history is the best time to
down in history is the best time to
down in history is the best time to visit as the city had about one murder
visit as the city had about one murder
visit as the city had about one murder per day that year but one year of mayhem
per day that year but one year of mayhem
per day that year but one year of mayhem is not representative of the larger
is not representative of the larger
is not representative of the larger truth and just as the Gunsmoke line of
truth and just as the Gunsmoke line of
truth and just as the Gunsmoke line of it’s time to get out of Dodge and hence
it’s time to get out of Dodge and hence
it’s time to get out of Dodge and hence the Old West myth the actual town of
the Old West myth the actual town of
the Old West myth the actual town of Dodge City averaged 0.6 murders per year
Dodge City averaged 0.6 murders per year
Dodge City averaged 0.6 murders per year from 1870 to 1885 I knew you couldn’t
from 1870 to 1885 I knew you couldn’t
from 1870 to 1885 I knew you couldn’t keep me Marshall now how about give me
keep me Marshall now how about give me
keep me Marshall now how about give me back my gun some experts like UCLA law
back my gun some experts like UCLA law
back my gun some experts like UCLA law professor Adam Winkler actually suggests
professor Adam Winkler actually suggests
professor Adam Winkler actually suggests that this low rate of violent crime may
that this low rate of violent crime may
that this low rate of violent crime may have been due to another surprise in
have been due to another surprise in
have been due to another surprise in fact many frontier cities like Dodge
fact many frontier cities like Dodge
fact many frontier cities like Dodge Deadwood and tombstone had laws
Deadwood and tombstone had laws
Deadwood and tombstone had laws prohibiting the carrying of firearms in
prohibiting the carrying of firearms in
prohibiting the carrying of firearms in town nobody’s saying you can’t own a gun
town nobody’s saying you can’t own a gun
town nobody’s saying you can’t own a gun I was even saying you can’t carry a gun
I was even saying you can’t carry a gun
I was even saying you can’t carry a gun all we’re saying is you can’t carry a
all we’re saying is you can’t carry a
all we’re saying is you can’t carry a gun in town number four the red light
gun in town number four the red light
gun in town number four the red light bordello of Dodge City inspired the term
bordello of Dodge City inspired the term
bordello of Dodge City inspired the term red light
red light
red light district just capital while famous gun
district just capital while famous gun
district just capital while famous gun fighters like Wyatt Earp and Doc
fighters like Wyatt Earp and Doc
fighters like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday did once live in Dodge City the
Holliday did once live in Dodge City the
Holliday did once live in Dodge City the locals in the 19th century spent more
locals in the 19th century spent more
locals in the 19th century spent more time making love than war and that’s
time making love than war and that’s
time making love than war and that’s partially because of the red light
partially because of the red light
partially because of the red light bordello a brothel with a red glass door
bordello a brothel with a red glass door
bordello a brothel with a red glass door which inspired the term red-light
which inspired the term red-light
which inspired the term red-light district
and while anxious rail workers certainly
and while anxious rail workers certainly had their own phrases for the sex
had their own phrases for the sex
had their own phrases for the sex industry back then the illuminated light
industry back then the illuminated light
industry back then the illuminated light offered a telling sign for those less
offered a telling sign for those less
offered a telling sign for those less inclined to ask around town for the
inclined to ask around town for the
inclined to ask around town for the nearest brothel prankster on me
ensure it’s impossible to say
ensure it’s impossible to say definitively who coined the phrase that
definitively who coined the phrase that
definitively who coined the phrase that all the facts in scholarly opinions
all the facts in scholarly opinions
all the facts in scholarly opinions seemed to point directly to the red
seemed to point directly to the red
seemed to point directly to the red light bordello of Dodge City
light bordello of Dodge City
light bordello of Dodge City number three Jesse James was his own PR
number three Jesse James was his own PR
number three Jesse James was his own PR man yeah you won’t be like me by the
man yeah you won’t be like me by the
man yeah you won’t be like me by the early 1970s the notorious Jesse James
early 1970s the notorious Jesse James
early 1970s the notorious Jesse James had been robbing banks for a good five
had been robbing banks for a good five
had been robbing banks for a good five years and well he was pretty damn
years and well he was pretty damn
years and well he was pretty damn cocksure but in his line of business
cocksure but in his line of business
cocksure but in his line of business gunslingers didn’t necessarily hire
gunslingers didn’t necessarily hire
gunslingers didn’t necessarily hire public relations representatives to say
public relations representatives to say
public relations representatives to say hey check out my guy doing good work and
hey check out my guy doing good work and
hey check out my guy doing good work and so Jesse James handled his own business
so Jesse James handled his own business
so Jesse James handled his own business by leaving press releases after
by leaving press releases after
by leaving press releases after robberies thus ensuring that everybody
robberies thus ensuring that everybody
robberies thus ensuring that everybody knew they’d been officially punked don’t
knew they’d been officially punked don’t
knew they’d been officially punked don’t tell me what I can and cannot do made in
tell me what I can and cannot do made in
tell me what I can and cannot do made in fact one story goes that when James and
fact one story goes that when James and
fact one story goes that when James and his gang showed up to rob an Iowa Bank
his gang showed up to rob an Iowa Bank
his gang showed up to rob an Iowa Bank in 1871 the town were all assembled at
in 1871 the town were all assembled at
in 1871 the town were all assembled at the church to hear famous orator Henry
the church to hear famous orator Henry
the church to hear famous orator Henry Clay Dean rather than just slip out of
Clay Dean rather than just slip out of
Clay Dean rather than just slip out of town unnoticed
town unnoticed
town unnoticed James rode right into the church to wave
James rode right into the church to wave
James rode right into the church to wave his stolen stacks of cash around
his stolen stacks of cash around
his stolen stacks of cash around – which Dean replied I yield to the man
– which Dean replied I yield to the man
– which Dean replied I yield to the man on horseback
on horseback
on horseback number two camels were part of the Old
number two camels were part of the Old
number two camels were part of the Old West no none of your classic Hollywood
West no none of your classic Hollywood
West no none of your classic Hollywood westerns have camels in them but we’re
westerns have camels in them but we’re
westerns have camels in them but we’re here to set the record straight
here to set the record straight
here to set the record straight camels roamed the vast American
camels roamed the vast American
camels roamed the vast American Southwest for a little while can’t
Southwest for a little while can’t
Southwest for a little while can’t believe that Tyson is fleabags it all
believe that Tyson is fleabags it all
believe that Tyson is fleabags it all began when the US government dropped 30
began when the US government dropped 30
began when the US government dropped 30 grand for a special import in 1855
grand for a special import in 1855
grand for a special import in 1855 hoping the newly arrived camels would
hoping the newly arrived camels would
hoping the newly arrived camels would perform better than pack mules during
perform better than pack mules during
perform better than pack mules during expeditions weird as it might seem it
expeditions weird as it might seem it
expeditions weird as it might seem it did make sense by all accounts the
did make sense by all accounts the
did make sense by all accounts the camels were much better at tracking
camels were much better at tracking
camels were much better at tracking across the desert than eul’s
across the desert than eul’s
across the desert than eul’s and may have stayed in use for much
and may have stayed in use for much
and may have stayed in use for much longer if the Civil War hadn’t broken
longer if the Civil War hadn’t broken
longer if the Civil War hadn’t broken out but his fate would have it some of
out but his fate would have it some of
out but his fate would have it some of these camels did go AWOL and lived out
these camels did go AWOL and lived out
these camels did go AWOL and lived out their days in the Arizona wilderness
their days in the Arizona wilderness
their days in the Arizona wilderness until as late as 1891 number one the Old
until as late as 1891 number one the Old
until as late as 1891 number one the Old West was multicultural according to
West was multicultural according to
West was multicultural according to immigration statistics 50,000 people
immigration statistics 50,000 people
immigration statistics 50,000 people arrived from Ireland in the 1820s and
arrived from Ireland in the 1820s and
arrived from Ireland in the 1820s and three decades later the total had
three decades later the total had
three decades later the total had reached nearly two million approximately
reached nearly two million approximately
reached nearly two million approximately three hundred thousand people came from
three hundred thousand people came from
three hundred thousand people came from China during the latter part of the
China during the latter part of the
China during the latter part of the eighteen
eighteen
eighteen hundreds many to work on the railroad as
hundreds many to work on the railroad as
hundreds many to work on the railroad as it pushed west thirty thousand Caribbean
it pushed west thirty thousand Caribbean
it pushed west thirty thousand Caribbean South and Central American people made
South and Central American people made
South and Central American people made the journey in the 1880s alone the
the journey in the 1880s alone the
the journey in the 1880s alone the majority of these immigrants wound up in
majority of these immigrants wound up in
majority of these immigrants wound up in urban settings but many tried their luck
urban settings but many tried their luck
urban settings but many tried their luck in the western frontier and let’s not
in the western frontier and let’s not
in the western frontier and let’s not forget the largely untold story of black
forget the largely untold story of black
forget the largely untold story of black Cowboys now that isn’t to say that there
Cowboys now that isn’t to say that there
Cowboys now that isn’t to say that there weren’t tensions and even massacres of
weren’t tensions and even massacres of
weren’t tensions and even massacres of black people and immigrants in
black people and immigrants in
black people and immigrants in California Oregon Wyoming and elsewhere
California Oregon Wyoming and elsewhere
California Oregon Wyoming and elsewhere during the 19th century but the story of
during the 19th century but the story of
during the 19th century but the story of the Old West is much more multicultural
the Old West is much more multicultural
the Old West is much more multicultural than the largely whitewashed version
than the largely whitewashed version
than the largely whitewashed version that Hollywood has presented over the
that Hollywood has presented over the
that Hollywood has presented over the years so what fact about the Old West
years so what fact about the Old West
years so what fact about the Old West surprises you the most I took no there’s
surprises you the most I took no there’s
surprises you the most I took no there’s gonna be so many four more guns
gonna be so many four more guns
gonna be so many four more guns a-blazing top tens and wild camel top
a-blazing top tens and wild camel top
a-blazing top tens and wild camel top fives be sure to subscribe to
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you take bulow and you take the rest of
you take bulow and you take the rest of your men and you get out of Dodge
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