Old West OUTLAW Turned Lawman: Frank Canton & the Johnson County War COMPILATION

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8 ай бұрын

Frank Canton was born Josiah Horner, the outlaw leader of the infamous Horner gang that would terrorize North Texas during the mid-1870s. After a battle with the United States military and several arrests, Horner escapes prison and reinvents himself as Frank Canton, the epitome of law and order and a relentless pursuer of evil-doers. For the next several decades, Canton worked as a detective, Sheriff, and Deputy U.S. Marshal, as well as being a key player in the Johnson County War. From Texas to Wyoming, Alaska, and even Indian Territory, Frank Canton's story has it all! Outlaws, lawmen, range wars, and even vampires! This is a COMPILATION from a previously released series. #wildwest #history #cowboy
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@pickititllneverheal9016 8 ай бұрын

THREE HOURS!!! Is it Christmas??

@nodescriptionavailable3842 8 ай бұрын

I just checked the calendar and yes, yes it is Christmas

@KurtOnoIR 8 ай бұрын

Every day like Christmas!

@klaytonvonkluge4905 5 ай бұрын

😂

@eatcat2 5 ай бұрын

It is now 😊

@chasewoltz123 5 ай бұрын

It is today! I watched this stuff just so I can go to sleep

@abbynormal3412 8 ай бұрын

Dear Wild West Extravaganza at Josh, sir you really do have one of the top 3 channels on utube. Your research is excellent and reading presentation puts this listener right there at the scene. I couldn't ask for more! I don't hardly ever make comments on any of the utube channels I follow but you hold a special place in my heart and mind so much so that I wanted to tell you that I haven't watched television for over a decade, tv programming is fake, and I am so happy utube suggested your channel almost 6-8 months ago now, only wish our household budget allowed us to be able to financially support your work, would love to do that. Perhaps our circumstances will change and the day will come that we, my husband, 62 years old, and I, 67 years old, can support you in some way because if any content creator on utube deserves it you most certainly do sir!! Until then sir albeit only verbally we give you much respect, our admiration and appreciation for your work, Josh. Thank you so much sir!! Love, your Arkansan history buffs and WWE fans!

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Hello Arkansas! Thank you for the kind words, ma'am. I'm honored to have you and your groom listening.

@bananagirlify 6 ай бұрын

TV programing is indeed deplorable and no longer relevant....@@WildWestExtravaganza

@dennistate5953 5 ай бұрын

One of top 3? Trying to start a fight? Top o the top, Budrow brother mine!

@user-pe4fv9yt8l 7 ай бұрын

As a Black American 💪🏿✊🏿 Thank you for speaking out about true history!

@Charlie.a 8 ай бұрын

Holy crap what did we do to deserve this. Thank you for all your hard work.

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for listening

@GordonCodyDixon6591 8 ай бұрын

WOW I really appreciate this 3 hours of Josh's Wild West stories.

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks

@michaeltwowolves3055 8 ай бұрын

We’re just getting spoiled now!! Lol thanks Josh!!

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Nah haha

@marktwain5722 6 ай бұрын

As was often the case back then criminals and lawmen were found to have filled both roles at one time or another and depending on who is telling the story. I never heard this one and loved it. Thanks.

@michaelcampbell3172 8 ай бұрын

Watch out for those vampires. I don't know about Texas, but Wyoming was full of them 😂

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Haha

@EndingSimple 7 ай бұрын

This is the longest youtube I've ever listened to, and very minute was worth my time. People sure lived different lives back then.

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yep, different times

@danrich92 8 ай бұрын

I have no clue how long your channel has been up but I'm glad its doing well, you do good stuff dude

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks!

@robsim4692 29 күн бұрын

Vampires still to this day shiver with fear at just the mention of Frank Canton.

@WildWestExtravaganza 29 күн бұрын

Yep, little known fact

@MTGAttitude 8 ай бұрын

This was just awesome Josh. Thanks for covering down on this. Nate Champion seems to be a legend

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Nate was tough

@JasonGreen-ek4bd 8 ай бұрын

Damn Josh, wish this level of research was around when i was a kid watching PBS channel 9 in san Antonio.

@user-bk9cl7jl8b 8 ай бұрын

Best content on my KZfaq feed nowadays. Really quality stuff dude.

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Too kind

@redbeardsbirds3747 7 ай бұрын

Imagine interviewing this dude in his old age…you’d have to conduct it in several days maybe even weeks..what a character ! 😃 I wonder what he’d tell us from his honest viewpoint 🤔 Excellently done…was putting a large jigsaw puzzle together while intently listening in a zen state of mind…I finished my puzzle ! 🧩

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@georgecollord7650 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible work to entertain us with Americana! Hats off!

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks George

@dennishortonii2139 6 ай бұрын

Just discovered your channel. You make the old west SO INTERSTING!.... COUNT ME IN!

@WildWestExtravaganza 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Welcome aboard

@alanleemaxwell831 6 ай бұрын

A cold, gray English morning, brightened up by a quality video from Josh- many thanks my friend, yours is my go-to channel for all things Western Frontier!! 🙏🇬🇧😉👍

@WildWestExtravaganza 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Alan!

@historytales202 8 ай бұрын

This is so awesome. 3 hours of Wild West goodness!

@brandonmcdaniel3659 7 ай бұрын

Hands down one of the best story teller … I relate how ya speak being from S. Texas

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Gracias

@feagal612 8 ай бұрын

This is enough to carry me through a third of a work day! Merci, kind sir!

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

De rien

@alanboots1106 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic stuff…….I’m going to bed 1 hour early for the next three nights…..thank you.

@WildWestExtravaganza 5 ай бұрын

Enjoy!

@barbaralist442 8 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this at 76 sorry didn’t find it sooner you are amazing

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you're here now!

@skipbarrett5412 8 ай бұрын

I love this here channel!

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

I love you

@nestorflores9426 8 ай бұрын

I must admit not a fan of longer than 30 min vids even if great content. Dam this short attention span. However this one was a jewel to listen to. Please keep up the awesome vids my man!

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Noted!

@richardlincoln8438 8 ай бұрын

Tales of Vampires, Aliens and Interdimensional Beings right there amid the Johnson County Cattle War. EeeeHaaa let's ride. Thanks Josh.

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thank YOU

@antonkovalenko364 7 ай бұрын

This is a favorite story of mine. Great episode!

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@blackpowderfirearmenthusia3194 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the great history of the old west, love your channel.

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Thank YOU

@TGBurgerGaming 8 ай бұрын

Most people wont be able to appreciate how much work goes into these. Especially a vid this long which isnt as simple as slapping a cool thumbnail on and talking for 3 hours and thats just the recording, the research must be time consuming as hell. But its appreciated. 👍👍

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!!!

@andersonfamilysurvival4743 8 ай бұрын

Been a wild night listening to this! Thanks, man!

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening

@user-eq4qd8sx5l 3 ай бұрын

Tugging is the Official State Pastime in Alaska. Great job Josh...sure enjoy your channel and topics.

@WildWestExtravaganza 3 ай бұрын

Thanks

@gregoryharrison9495 27 күн бұрын

Thank you for everything you do

@WildWestExtravaganza 25 күн бұрын

My pleasure

@jayflournoy2977 8 ай бұрын

Awesome work man

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@AmericanOldWestTales 8 ай бұрын

What an amazing display of Wild West. Bravo editing. Love

@bradrook3919 7 ай бұрын

A distinguished gentleman indeed...great picture of Frank Canton...it was way way different back in those days..aww to have a time machine....

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening

@user-nz1jy2lg6v 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you for sharing it with us!🙌

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!!

@ClayKillem 6 ай бұрын

Hey Josh, Thanks for the awesome content!!! These men were no doubt men of their time and therefore it would be unwise....heck even unfair for us to pass any kind of judgment. Great work!!

@WildWestExtravaganza 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening

@michaelcampbell3172 8 ай бұрын

As usual, Josh, great job. I spent a few years in Wyoming and saw many places, and am well acquainted with the history. I applaud you for your accuracy and great presentation. I really enjoyed it.

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate it

@joniler2380 8 ай бұрын

I look forward to all of the new episodes.. 👀🥸

@arizonarider6998 8 күн бұрын

Growing up in Wyoming we studied the Johnson County Cattle War and Tom Horn and it was pretty boring . I think you do a great job keeping the history of the west alive by teaching it accurately and keeping it interesting. I hope you get to see the west someday and visit all the places you talked about .

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 күн бұрын

I hope I can too

@danielcarmichael7911 8 ай бұрын

What did we do to deserve this? Thank you.

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Daniel

@thehorseman8271 8 ай бұрын

Talk about beating a dead horse

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

@@thehorseman8271ha!

@gregheard9425 2 ай бұрын

Hey Canadian fella here love your channel man hellva good job the amount of research you must be doing for these videos is staggering im sure thank you for all your incredibly hard work for my entertainment this Canadian appreciates it very much thanks again

@WildWestExtravaganza 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Greg!!!

@JoGur-op6iv 10 күн бұрын

You got Cartman in there when he puts a synonym for evil! AWESOME! From Norway!

@JudeNance 7 ай бұрын

THE LONGEST ROPE GETS THE MAVERICK was one of the books written about the Johnson County War.

@James-tf7hc 8 ай бұрын

Last hour of this is excellent😢😅

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks James

@Hellbillyhok666 8 ай бұрын

Hi from Scotland, I'm lying ill in bed with a vomiting bug so I've just enjoyed this 3hr extravaganza Josh even tho I'm feelin like utter shite, keep up the good work amigo, cheers 🥃

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Hope you start feeling better!

@Hellbillyhok666 8 ай бұрын

@@WildWestExtravaganza cheers mate

@dennistate5953 5 ай бұрын

Get better, Scottie!❤

@drewandcharlie7583 7 ай бұрын

Man theses are incredible videos. Truly

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Thanks

@zigzaggreg 2 ай бұрын

Now I just want a story 'bout the vampires of the old west😅

@WildWestExtravaganza 2 ай бұрын

Same

@JudeNance 7 ай бұрын

I lived in Wyoming for 80 years. 🎉

@odinsson204 6 ай бұрын

Whoa, three hours? I have heard of Canton but didn’t realize there was amazing story behind him.

@OfficeLinebacker-FJB 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@WildWestExtravaganza 6 ай бұрын

Thank YOU

@MadamHoneyB 3 ай бұрын

Reeeallyyyy need this tonight!! Thank you for all you do!! Once again, it will be your voice and video, me and, my chihaha Raja!! (Yes, I said/typed Chihaha! Lolol) I crack me up! Trixie, my pomchi will be back in here shortly I’m sure. When she finishes her rounds, making sure everyone is asleep and she has combed the floors to make sure any dropped food is taken care of! Hahaha Thanks again!! Imma lucky lady for finding this YT gem!!! Have a great night everyone!! 🫶🏼✌🏼Peace✌🏼🫶🏼

@WildWestExtravaganza 3 ай бұрын

Glad you found it

@ninjaaitools 6 ай бұрын

#1 youtube channel and podcast for all things Wild West!!

@WildWestExtravaganza 6 ай бұрын

Gracias

@joelgoad6864 9 күн бұрын

Good one Josh.Keep em coming.Anything from Medicine Bow area of Wyoming Tie Siding areas?

@MadMax-bq6pg 8 ай бұрын

DAMN! that was Freakin’ good. Opinion on Frank? The short version (ie not backed by argument) is Frank was human like the rest of us. (Josh, if you want the “war& peace” length version in an email, let me know 👍)

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Email away good sir

@mx-k 6 ай бұрын

Great narrative!

@WildWestExtravaganza 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@mypetvelociraptor 7 ай бұрын

Great video

@JudeNance 7 ай бұрын

In the winter of 1978 - 1979 it was 50 below zero in Big Horn County.

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

That's chilly

@glockerbob 4 ай бұрын

Really dig your pod cast friend. The way you tell the stories is cool. Subed.

@WildWestExtravaganza 4 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@georgeofthehut9398 7 ай бұрын

Man I have to hand it to you, your work has come a long way. Congratulations you deserve all the success 🙏👏

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

🙌

@eatcat2 5 ай бұрын

I wonder if the vampires tugged on it all day being stuck in them coffins and such 😂

@plymouthduster225 8 ай бұрын

Very interesting video as always Josh. Definitely learned alot from this one. I had read a little bit about Frank Canton but not alot. I did know that the character Jesse Jacklin in the movie Johnson County War was based on Frank Canton. I was wondering if Converse County Sheriff Josiah Hazen would make a good topic? Don't know much about the man myself but he was supposedly the first man killed by The Hole in The Wall gang, Kid Curry being the one who supposedly killed him, though I have read account that claimed him and George Curry (Flatnose George) were both shooting. I always wondered if he even liked the nickname Flatnose

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, Hazen definitely seems interesting

@joehayward2631 7 ай бұрын

☆☆READ THIS, im retired deputy, one joke is what is the difference between bad guy & cop. COP NEVER CAUGHT. Going threw old west law men big percentage were bad guys then put badge on & they were great law men. KEEP UP WITH YOUR AWESOME VIDEOS. 2HR15MIN I start how you make history very entertaining. [Frank taking care of quite time LOL

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Haha good stuff

@DeadBlonde_80 7 ай бұрын

It’s not “woke” to know the true history of our country. It’s important for our country and world to acknowledge the true history of our collective past and not the glossed over fluffy stories. If we don’t learn from our past mistakes we will be doomed to repeat it again and again.

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Agreed

@AnthonyGarcia-se2yd 8 ай бұрын

Keep killin' it!

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Im trying

@ericcrawford1132 Ай бұрын

Love it

@kurthouse744 8 ай бұрын

Joe Horner, aka Frank Canton was one of the most devious western outlaw chameleons with the ability to adapt and profit from any of his chosen environments. Those not chosen by him for residence were lucky, because in spite of the few good things he did in his late life, he was morally a deceitful crook, assassin, thief, liar and coward as this video accurately portrays and thank goodness it dispels the rumor that he was a Texas Ranger. That he was ever a lawman is despicable almost as much as his horrible deeds in Johnson County, including the probable assassination of U.S. Deputy Marshal George Wellman who was dry gulched on his way home in a wagon full of Christmas presents for his family. In spite of his legacy, Canton ranks near the top of the list of evil doers in the Old West with the biggest tragedy being that history has been too kind to him. Enjoyed the mention of Texan Lawman/Invader Jeff Mynett whose Colt .45 I own, is verified by serial on Walcott's list so have studied the JCW extensively. Thanks for this exposure, but would be better without the profanity.

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Kurt

@matthewledford6620 3 ай бұрын

Question Mr Josh did you also do voices for Action figure therapy

@WildWestExtravaganza 3 ай бұрын

I do not, sorry

@JudeNance 7 ай бұрын

The Stockman brought gun fighters from Texas to Douglas, Wyoming. They got horses and rode North. They were the ones that attact Nate Champion. The gunfighters were eventually arrested and taken to Cheyenne. They hung around for months but nothing ever happened to them. The Governor and the President of the United States were in on it.

@podunkmissouri4999 8 ай бұрын

I'm totally going bass fishing this Sunday

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Heck yeah

@mwd888 2 ай бұрын

Frank Canton, a bad guy who did good...

@flipdiggler6023 8 ай бұрын

Good one. The dude don’t look very intimidating, rather puny and frail to be such a B.A. I guess that’s why they say”don’t judge a book by it’s cover”. It seems to apply in his case.

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

You don't need to be big to sit a saddle and aim a gun

@snappers_antique_firearms 8 ай бұрын

O yeah the 44cal Winchester is a better rifle then the henry. Winchester bought henry. The Winchester rifle was known as the model of 1866. Also known a the" yellow boy". Its basically a Henry with upgrades. The henry had to be loaded from the muzzle. You would twist the barrel and then you could load the magazine tube. the henry had no front Forearm making it hard to hold when it gets hot. what Winchester did was put a loading gate on the side of the frame. makes the rifle so much easier to load and and top off. They put a front forearm on the rifle. The henry and the 1866 used the same ammo a rimfire 44. The 1866 i believe is one of the best looking rifles ever made. It was basically the father of the 1873 Winchester.

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Gotcha, good info!

@deltatrader72 2 күн бұрын

Great show my friend! I learn a lot listening in! The humor is top notch too! Super sad that I assume is a large segment of your audience might consider you "woke" or be offended in some way because you address racism and injustice. Worried about being cancelled from the anti-cancel culture movement. Poetic

@ADogandHisBoy 7 ай бұрын

I always wondered if this is what Gene Hackman's role is The Unforgiven is loosely based on.

@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse 8 ай бұрын

Its gonna be a great morning!

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Good morning

@moondancer4660 8 ай бұрын

I also want to just be left alone, and I believe I should be able to do whatever I want as long as I'm not hurting anybody

@plumbermike3937 8 ай бұрын

Great narration ❤️the channel ty Ty

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening

@janwojtyna3392 5 ай бұрын

Nathan Bedford Forest really 😂 damn...

@rickb3042 7 ай бұрын

Badass

@tooslow4065 8 ай бұрын

say josh, we've talked before about these outlaws becoming lawmen, but have you noticed that the ones that do become cops, even though they were criminals before, they tend to not give other criminals any slack? they may still be crooked, but they try to enforce every law they can in any way they think necessary. sometimes that gets them in trouble. but you'd think, once a crook always a crook and they'd just let them all go, once they give a bribe.

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Hmmm, good question. Honestly im not too sure.

@chrislewis6488 8 ай бұрын

Sometimes you just gotta play tug o war with cyclops

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

That's it

@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse 8 ай бұрын

16:59 Forthwith I shall speak to all and sundry in the manner of this arrest report.

@tommydeamon7657 8 ай бұрын

500 movies about the James gang and Billy the squid but 0 about this cat where's the justice

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

He's played by Sam Waterston in the movie Heaven's Gate

@JeremyBertram-nd3wj 6 ай бұрын

You're hilarious 😂

@ritamarie4453 7 ай бұрын

Guess he needed a Tugboat Annie, ha.

@rogergriffin9893 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, a neck yoke is a round or rectangular long beam with iron rings that is usually used to yoke together two oxen or horses, mules, whatever.

@markburke2533 8 ай бұрын

Chicago is still rough. When the organized authorized law system fails anything can happen. And it did happen in places, look up The Mountain Vally Massacre .

@williamhurt8512 8 ай бұрын

you might also have mentioned that bothwell got all of jim and ella's cattle as well, rightly raising the, Q who's calling who a rustler....... somewhere i read that bothwell died in a fit of madness, screaming for his soul in vain, you don't supposethat's true or not do you..??..... oh what the hell....................................

@jasonclark9662 5 ай бұрын

Boy this Guy was no Tom Horn didn't he admit to being involved with Frank? I thought I read that in his confession transcript if it wasn't for that I wonder if we would of ever known about it. good catch Josh Never snitch on your self

@Face2theScr33n 8 ай бұрын

McCool's is indeed a real name, a town near where I grew up had a bar named McCool's owned by (guess who) a guy named McCool. Northeast Indiana/Michigan area.

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Such a mccool name

@Parkhurst12-79 6 ай бұрын

Made it 1:30:51 but can’t take all the commercials anymore! Adios amigos

@WildWestExtravaganza 6 ай бұрын

Viya con Dios, sir

@JoeLansing 3 ай бұрын

This guy sounds just like the guy that has a channel called 23 something. Guy has prison content. I can't remember the me of it

@WildWestExtravaganza 3 ай бұрын

Not me

@obizzil 8 ай бұрын

Billy The Kid.

@MicahBell_1860 8 ай бұрын

Is it true Josh, that Q County was so far away, that it was commonly known as Far Q County?

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

I dunno about that

@MicahBell_1860 8 ай бұрын

Don't tell me you didn't get that@@WildWestExtravaganza ?

@WildWestExtravaganza 8 ай бұрын

Right over my head

@jasonpelto1164 8 ай бұрын

🍻

@shawndyer8140 3 ай бұрын

Anyt i thought I had some awkward family dinner s nt like brothers on the other t of war

@dannywolfmang6458 6 күн бұрын

1:53:18 and who's the shogun of Harlem? Frank lake

@wampuscat1831 7 ай бұрын

Question , How would feel if you was each week constantly a victim of crime. You provided perfect I .D. with obvious proof.You sit for hours in court room for each time a thief is caught.Each time the thief walks free and thefts of your stuff continues. Maybe you already have taken law into your own hands? Have you ever gave a person a beating for doing you harm , same thing just smaller but Needed Done.

@WildWestExtravaganza 7 ай бұрын

Your comments are strange