Ranking ‘76:The American West

Bonus! Show update and Battle Royale Bastille Day Celebration!

No new episode this week but we did want to provide everyone with what has been going on with the schedule and also give you all something to listen too. We were fortunate enough to part of Battle Royale's Bastille Day celebration back in July 2022 where we discuss what a RexyPod is and what it means to us to do a show.     to check out Battle Royale, listen to their show HERE To know more about Tudoriforus, listen their show HERE   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE  

BONUS! QuickDraw Game Night

We could not be more excited to FINALLY Launch our YouTube Channel and what better way to do with a couple games with a few friends! Join us as we find out who is the best of the RexyPod class of 2021   To check out the video go to our YouTube channel here   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE  

25. Doc Holliday

Dentist, shootist, gambler.....huckleberry? Doc Holliday is a big name, but does he deserve the hype? How this simple dentist from Georgia become one of the biggest names in the West? join as we discuss and rank Mr. John Henry Holliday.    Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sourcing Doc Holiday: Life and Legend by Gary L Roberts Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell

24. John Ringo

Tombstone. The Ok Corral, and Huckleberries? In this episode, we introduce Tombstone and if you squint talk a little bit about John Ringo!   Sources  John Ringo, King of the Cowboys: His Life and Times from the Hoo Doo War to Tombstone by David Johnson Doc Holiday: Life and Legend by Gary L Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Tombstone-Earp-Brothers-Holliday-Vendetta/dp/1250214602/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1664850267&sr=1-1

23. William Clark

This is the end. 5 total episodes, over 8 hours of the Corp of Discovery, so what else could we possibly cover? Well, it turns out William Clark did MUCH more than the trip to the Pacific. How will he fair compare to Sacagawea and Lewis?   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE     Sourcing Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose   William Clark Shaping the West Landon Y. Jones

22. Sacagawea

We continue with the Corp of Discovery, this time from the perspective of a 16-year-old new mother. What does she do? how important was she on the trip and was Charboneau a fool or misunderstood?   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sourcing Interpreters with Lewis and Clark: The Story of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau by W. Dale Nelson Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose Lewis and Clark among the Indians by James P. Rhonda The Lewis and Clark Journals by M. Lewis and W. Clark, edited by Gary E. Moulton

21.3 Meriwether Lewis

After 3 episodes, we conclude the EPIC journey that was the Corp of Discovery. How do we think Lewis did?  *Listener discretion as we do discuss suicide near the end of the episode*   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sources Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose Lewis and Clark among the Indians by James P. Rhonda The Lewis and Clark Journals by M. Lewis and W. Clark, edited by Gary E. Moulton

21.2 Meriwether Lewis

We left the Corp of Discovery and their pointy river sticks on a sad note after the passing of Sgt. Floyd. How will Matt's prediction of 8 deaths fare out in the end?   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sources Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose Lewis and Clark among the Indians by James P. Rhonda The Lewis and Clark Journals by M. Lewis and W. Clark, edited by Gary E. Moulton

21.1 Meriwether Lewis

Today we head off into the wilderness on a journal as good as any ever written. As we approach the anniversary of The Corp of Discovery's return, we begin our coverage and ERIC COULDN'T BE MORE OF A NERD ABOUT IT!   *Slight warning the audio does have some distortion, Eric recorded in a hotel room and the audio isn't quite up to our normal standard. this does fix itself in the next 2 episodes *   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sources Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose Lewis and Clark among the Indians by James P. Rhonda The Lewis and Clark Journals by M. Lewis and W. Clark, edited by Gary E. Moulton

Recap- Episodes 10 through 20

No Ranking on this off week we discuss the previous ten episodes. if you have missed an episode this is a good quick review!   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE  

20. Bass Reeves

HI HO SILVER! join us as we cover the possible inspiration for the Lone Ranger, Bass Reeves. We talk about his incredible 32-year career as a lawman   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE     Sources Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves by Art T Burton Bass Reeves - The Real Lone Ranger Documentary    

19. Annie Oakley

"Little Sure Shot" is the best shootist we will likely cover. Born to a destitute family in Ohio, Annie Oakley becomes a nationwide celebrity and secret heartthrob of thousands of men who watched her.    Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sourcing Annie Oakley by Shirl Kasper Annie Oakley, Woman At Arms: A Biography by Courtney Ryley Cooper  

18. Sitting Bull

we have reached the man who gets credit for killing Custer at the Little Big Horn. How did he reach that point, how did his life change after? Join as us we talk.... Sitting Bull!   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sourcing Sitting Bull by Bill Yenne Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown The Heart of Everything That Is by Tom Clavin and Bob Drury The Journey of Crazy Horse by Joseph M Marshall III

17. Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse is a giant in American West history but other than the name, the monument or that he was at the Little Big Horn he is a hard man to track down and talk about. He is our 2nd figure we are covering as we march toward The Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25th.  Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE Sourcing The Journey of Crazy Horse by Joseph M. Marshall III The First Sioux War: The Grattan Fight and Blue Water Creek, 1854-1856 by Paul Norman Beck THE BATTLE OF BLUE WATER Crazy Horse, Ta-sunko-witko The Heart of Everything That Is by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin Gratten Massacre Article  

16-2 George Armstrong Custer: Indian Fighter

So, it turns out you can only rush into so many fights before you pay the price. Custer is fresh off the Civil War and has no place to put all his ego. What could go wrong?   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE Sourcing Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America by TJ Stiles Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors The Civil War: An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward , Ric Burns and Ken Burns

16-1 George Armstrong Custer: The Civil War Years

"The Long-Haired Hero of the Shenandoah" certainly stayed busy for the first 25 years of his life. Listen and see just how far the combination of luck and fortitude can take a man. We also introduce Jimmy!   Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sourcing Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America by TJ Stiles Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors The Civil War: An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward , Ric Burns and Ken Burns

15. Tom Horn

Tom Horn is one of the most divisive men we will cover. A respectable military career and a..... not so respectful job after his military days. his fate rests in the hands of a murder of a 14-year-old and a power struggle between the state of Wyoming and wealthy cattle ranchers who dominate the state.    Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE Sourcing Tom Horn in Life and Legend by Larry D. Ball Tom Horn: Last of the Bad Men by Jay Monaghan Life of Tom Horn: Government Scout and Interpreter by Himself History.net Article

14. Sarah Graves & The Donner Party

*Listener Discretion Advised* Born in Illinois and moving with her family to California to help her ailing mother, Sarah Graves fates meets the Donner Party and after taking bad directions struggle to survive. Join us as we review and rank the Donner Party! Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sourcing The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown Desperate Passage: The Donner Party's Perilous Journey West by Ethan Rarick  PBS Documentary - Donner Party- 1992 Forlorn Hope Expedition-Finding the lost trail of the Donner Party  

13. Olive Oatman

Hell on Wheel fans will recognize her right away. Eva Oakes is based on Olive Oatman. The blue tattoo was Olive's most identifiable feature but there are loads of questions on how she got it, how she felt about it and just who controlled her life. She has a story different from any other we will cover, join us as we discuss Olive's life.  Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sourcing The Blue Tattoo by Margot Mifflin Olive Oatman: Captivity of the Oatman Girls California Historical Society Quarterly Vol. 41, No. 4 (DECEMBER 1962)  

12. John Wesley Hardin

If you have not heard the name John Wesley Hardin, you will not forget him after this! He has been described as the "Worst in the West" and "Was easily the deadliest gunfighter of all time.” what did he do that was so bad?  Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sourcing A Lawless Breed: John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West The Life of John Wesley Hardin by Himself Stutton-Taylor Feud Killing of Charlie Webb  Newspaper reporter “W. A. F.”, of the Galveston Weekly.

BONUS! 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty review

We react and review an life altering treaty for the Sioux and tribes on The Great Plains. What's in it and just how much do the Americans want the tribes to farm? Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE    

11. Red Cloud

Red Cloud was a force on the Great Plains through the 1850 and 1860, thought the US Government didn't have him listed as a leader. He then forced The US to do something no other Native leader was able to do. Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE     Sources Chief Red Cloud 1822-1909 by Judy Monroe Peterson The Heart of Everything That Is by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin Oglala Lakota Chief Red Cloud by William Sanford  The Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Gratten Massacre Red Cloud's War Fetterman Fight  

Bonus! 10 Episode Recap

Surprise! On this off week, we are taking a some time to talk about what stuck out to us from the last 10 episodes and plus our brand new Wordpress site! you can visit it here! 

10. William B. Travis and The Alamo!

We have reached the Alamo and are talking about the man in charge.  He enters a 26 year old rising star and is expected to hold the makeshift garrison against the Mexican Army with 2 more famous names. How does he do?  Social Media To review the scores and the teams, visit our website site HERE Find us on Instagram HERE Find us on Facebook HERE Find us on Reddit HERE   Sourcing:  Three Roads to the Alamo by William C Davis Anahuac Disturbances Travis's involvement