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I had a history teacher tell me that the wild west didn't end until authorities got two way radios installed in police vehicles, up to that point people would commit crimes and then get in a fast car and get away 3 counties over before the law even knew what happened, they just change from Jesse James and Billy the Kid to Bonnie and Clyde and Pretty Boy Floyd.

Where's Arthur Morgan tho ?

Why does none EVER talk about Doc Holiday? Dude was a beast at duels. Never lost. Only to his illness sadly.

Imagine going against a cowboy and you hear him say “Dead eye’s ready”

Hearing an Englishman speak so reverently about historical icons of the American ‘wild west’ is gratifying. Hearing him pronounce ‘Hickok’ is downright endearing!

The greatest Gunslinger of all time is one and only "JOHN MARSTON". No one else.

His quick draw with his reverse grip style of his navy revolvers, was a legend of the Western era, god i love Western stuff, movies, legends and all

The fact he could draw so fast he can kill an opponent who was already holding their gun is pretty incredible

While Wild Bill certainly earned his status as a gunslinger legend, I'd say that Pistol Pete is arguably even more unbelievably cool. The man is essentially Jack Marston in real life, except cooler. His father was murdered by a gang of *confederate bandits called The Regulators when Pete was a boy and he started training himself to be a sharpshooter. He even went to an army base close by to hang out with off duty soldiers and train with them. Once he deemed his training sufficient, the hunt began. He hunted down all members of The Regulators and shot every single one. The only one who managed to 'escape' him was the one who died before Pete got to him. Something else amazing about Pistol Pete is that he actually made it to old age in the life he led. He died in his 80s after a successful career as a novelist. *Edit: An insightful fellow pointed out that the Regulators gang was in fact NOT comprised of lawmen, but confederate irregulars, essentially a gang of soldiers who supposedly murdered Pete's father for being an abolitionist.

My mom met Buffalo Bill Cody as did my Uncle Henry when she was just a child and he was just a young man.... They lived out in western Missouri and my mother was born in 1902 and my Uncle Henry was born in 1895... He brought her to a rodeo in the Summer of 1910 where Buffalo Bill was speaking. They actually got to sit with him and speak with him and some of the troup while eating some lunch at the event. He signed autographs for the two of them and from what my mother remembers he was very nice to her and even played around with her doing some lasso tricks for her and a few of the other children there near the cafeteria area before he went back to doing whatever he was doing. From what she and my Uncle said it was one of his last show tours. I think he only went on for another year or two after that. But it was very memorable. And I thought it was amazing that they met someone from back in those days who'd been around so many other icons of his time.

As a rugged civil war veteran and standing a smidge over six feet tall - in an age where the average bloke stood almost 5 feet eight - I'm not that surprised that lynch-mob lost their nerve when he fired a rifle and gave the whole town the stink-eye lol

No one is a better gunslinger than Arthur Morgan

My wife laughs at me when I always sit facing the door to a restaurant or other places. This is one of Bill's habits but couldn't get that chair the day he was shot.

I am amazed how this channel consistently pushes out content so quickly yet the quality is always up to standards. Thank you, FortyTwo for entertaining us while educating us. You are amazing and I hope youre happy.

That "Fanks for watching" is iconic. 🤣

Arthur single handedly slaughtered several packs of wolves with a bow and arrows. A feat that John was unable to achieve and the scars on his face will remind him of that fact until his death.

I must critize one thing. While Stallone and his character Rambo are known from the OUTLANDISH action movies, First Blood is way more realistic and heartbreaking than most give credit. Rambo is almost killed multiple times, he kills only one man and that was an accident and he uses ambush tactics and a storm to incapacitate people who are coming after him. First Blood is great also, because while it did come a decade later, it highlighted the horrors US service members saw in Nam. The movie setups Rambo as a cold blooded killer with no remorse and ends with him crying and arrested.

Loved this. Keith Carradine's Wild Bill from the series Deadwood is one of my favorite TV characters.

Nobody gonna talk about how the thumbnail had Micah Bell in it?

Great story. You are definitely a wonderful story teller.

To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip It was early in the morning when he rode into the town He came riding from the south side slowly lookin' all around He's an outlaw loose and running, came the whisper from each lip And he's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip In this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead He was vicious and a killer though a youth of 24 And the notches on his pistol numbered one and 19 more One and 19 more Now the stranger started talking, made it plain to folks around Was an Arizona ranger, wouldn't be too long in town He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead And he said it didn't matter he was after Texas Red After Texas Red Wasn't long before the story was relayed to Texas Red But the outlaw didn't worry men that tried before were dead 20 men had tried to take him, 20 men had made a slip 21 would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip The morning passed so quickly, it was time for them to meet It was 20 past 11 when they walked out in the street Folks were watching from the windows, everybody held their breath They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death About to meet his death There was 40 feet between them when they stopped to make their play And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today Texas Red had not cleared leather 'fore a bullet fairly ripped And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered round There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground Oh, he might have went on living but he made one fatal slip When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip Big iron, big iron When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip You are all welcome

Wild Bill demanded the saloon change the bovine erection sign? That's a cock-and-bull story if I've ever heard one.

nah we all know its Arthur Morgan

Doc Holiday was the best, and fastest gun slinger to ever live. His mantle carried over to the next line of gun slingers, and he was so fast that he removed the springs from his revolvers and manually rolled his cartridge while manually drawing back and engaging his hammers..no trigger necessary, lol

As an irishman who was lucky enough to get to visit wild bills and calamity janes grave in deadwood was pretty epic jumped on the tour bus started raining and once the tour was over the rain stopped

I am from the town of Abilene and have heard the stories in the old cowtown museum. He’s so beloved that we even names the rodeo arena after him

Bro that’s Micah Bell

Well told!! That was humorous and informative since I didn't know the full story of Wild Bill.

“I’ll be your huckleberry” - Doc Holiday

I'm absolutely ADDICTED to your videos. Brilliant writing and narration with endearingly hilarious animation!

Enjoyed your video of Wild Bill. Looking foward to perusing more of your short videos. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨

I don't know how long these take to make, but each one is gold. Effort well spent I'd say, because it's both entertaining and educational.

Always a pleasure to watch these videos. Story time 😁

Thoughty2: "Living in the desert in squalor and poverty before getting shot in the face at the ripe old age of 23 and bleeding out and left to rot in the street beats 8 hours a day of Microsoft Excel." Me: "That's true."

Wild Bill would also have an impact on the OSS. During WW II, an officer of the OSS would go looking for pointers in the best ways to train for deadly missions. In addition to Sykes and Fairbairn, he used a tip from Wild Bill that he had written in a letter to a boy that had asked him how he killed so many men. That answer was never sent as he was murdered before he could mail it, but it aided the OSS officer. So even in death, Wild Bill's influence aided the OSS in war.

I would have sworn the best gunslinger was Clint Eastwood

ive lived 100 miles away from springfield ,mo for 33 years and never knew until now that wild bill won the first ever quickdraw style gunfight there.thanks thoughty2

We know it wasn’t Micah Bell

Just commenting so you get more traction. Really love your work and I listen to you religiously. I really have trouble sleeping and you’re the only person that I can listen to and fall asleep. Please keep up the good work, I love this channel and you are literally keeping me from going insane from sleep deprivation!

I love the Dead Man's Hand reference in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. They even put his back to the door.

I'm here for the rooty tooty shooty. - every cowboy

I always thought Arthur Morgan was a better gunslinger than Micha bell but your thumbnail is very bold.

Awesome job I love these do one on Wyatt and Doc holiday I didn’t want this one to end

Growing up in Kansas we were taught about the rivalry between the jayhawkers & bushwhackers, there’s a town near the border between the two states that was originally a fort during those times, had two hotels, one for northerners and one for southerners

Reading what the author describes as the most factual biography of his life and there are a few contradictions to things in this video but I really love that you made a vid about Wild Bill! One of my favorite historical figures! Great work man 👍🏽

Tutt stepped out of the hotel both drew pistols. Tutt fired first & missed. Bill rested his pistol across his arm, aimed & fired hitting Tutt who exclaimed boys he's killed me and promptly died.

Absolutely love your slyly sarcastic humor!! The history is just a bonus. Thanks

As an Arizonan born and raised this should be fun coming from a Brit ;)

@Thoughty2 thanks for all the great videos you re a legend keep edumacating us thanks again

WONDERFULLY made video. It was humorous yet informative, neither aspect getting in the way of the other.

Entertaining and educational. You never disappoint! 👍💭 Thanks for your efforts.

I loved the Show deadwood. Nice to know all that extra History about Wild Bill.

Something tells me I don’t want to meet the worlds deadliest gunslinger in history

Great narration style! Nice one.

bro was the real life arthur morgan 💀

Great story!!! I noticed though that Wild Bill, after the shoot out with Tutt, had a gun in his right hand AND a gun in his right side holster.😁 Also, he’s buried in Deadwood, SD. Pretty neat place to visit. Old Wild West buildings, Black Hills surrounding you. They actually do a simulated shootout in the street in the afternoon. Love this channel!

The interesting thing about the Davis Tutt shootout is that the effective range of pistols at that time was about 50, maybe 60 yards...to make a 75-yard shot Bill had to aim well above Tutt's head and let gravity pull the ball downward to hit his target. Not an easy task during a gunfight...

Enjoyed this! I grew up in and live in Hays, Ks. We even have a larger than life statue of Wild Bill downtown, done by local sculptor Pete Felten.

Bill laughing as the jail opened back up was funny. 😂

I live in hays and seeing this get covered was cool as hell cause you always hear about bill here and see stuff of him but never gets that much larger than that so a big youtuber covering it always cool.

Two tons of ursine aggression? Since the dawn of humans, there is no wild bear that ever weighed 4000 pounds.

Wow, what a wild story. That's the first time I'd really heard it. Thanks for sharing Thoughty.

I Feel like why "no one could catch the most deadly gunslinger in history" is pretty self explanatory

Enjoy your videos and especially history of the Old West and it's iconic characters.. please make more!! 🤠

Micah in the thumbnail

Wild Bill was living with my 3rd great grandfather James Patrick Quigley in his dugout log cabin outside of deadwood at the time he was shot and killed. Found this out from a small book called the old timers of the black hills gold rush.

Deadwood is a very very good show. One of the best. Ever. It is an interesting tale because Deadwood had no law. It was a camp/town on Indian land with an uncertain treaty situation. As such neither the State or Federal government had control. For a time it really was a lawless place. As I said, the TV show 'Deadwood' is extremely good.

I never tire of this channel. 👍🏻

Iv become addicted to this channel.u never quite know what story u will get from history.i love learning random crap.alot of fascinating videos on this channel

I enjoyed every bit of this, your humor is just wild n realistic...Great work

Hey Thoughty2! I really like what you are doing and I alway look forward to a new uplode from you!

Haha you just gave meaning to the classic Motörheads song ace of spades lyrics... "Pushing up the ante, I know you got to see me, Read 'em and weep, the dead man's hand again"

I do it everyday, pro gunfighter in Tombstone and I get paid to do it.

You have a great nack for telling a story. While I was already knowledgeable about aspects of Wild Bill's life, I enjoyed the way you told the story. I look forward to hearing future stories from you. Merry Christmas.

I'm from Hays, KS! We have statues of Wild Bill. Cool vid, Thoughty2. I especially love your sarcasm!

I love your channel when I do laundry and dishes. Make dull chores informative.🙏🏻🇨🇦

I believe that in the gunfight with Tutt, the latter fired first, but Hickock took a more deliberate aim. With the pistols at the time, 75 yards was a pretty distant shot. It wasn't so much who drew first as it was who fired the first aimed shot. By the way, in pronouncing his name, you got "hick" correctly, but the second syllable is pronounced the same way as the second syllable in "peacock" is pronounced. Also, and this just my conjecture, I think one of the reasons he got into gun fights was because he stayed in the area of the southern border states, and there was a fair amount of animosity between ex Federal and ex Confederate solders.

he look like micah bell

He died of TB so nobody could catch him, truly 5d chess move

I haven’t watched this guys content I’m a while, but got damn his quality has sky rocketed

Dude In the thumb nail looks like Micah bell

So that's who shot the deputy!

All it takes to kill a bear is fear for one’s life , unleashed aggression, and a buck knife.

The humor is this episode is particularly epic 😂

Just killing a bear with a knife toe to toe would’ve made him a badass all by itself

Im going through a hard time right now but your videos always manage to cheer me up, thank you.

I was watching this video and then my neighbor came and we watched it together. He said that this video changed his life and touched his heart. I then went and rented a projector in a big field and my entire town watched it and it changed their lives too. We all are so grateful. Thank You for this video….

I also liked the (apparently) unintended pun about his "Grizzly" injuries. I believe in heraldry the bull would be considered "rampant".

I am going to restart Red dead redemption 🥹

"Micah wtf are you doing in a youtube thumbnail" - Arthur

Wild Bill ( James Butler Hitchcock) perfected the cross draw. I've been "cowboy shooting" for over 10 years. Thank you for this video.

You know wild bill was gassed up after that triple kill at 12 haha 💯🔥

I’ve been hanging around Deadwood South Dakota for a couple of years and you can go to the cemetery a lot of these people are buried at. Very very cool.

The classic cowboy, free-range, trail-driving era was really only about 10 years, from roughly 1870 to approximately 1880. Also, unlike in the movies, most cowboys were very young (largely out of it by their early 20s), and a large percentage were Mexican, black, or Native American.

I love these vids. So much fun to watch!!!!

I dig your style of presentation... Very busker and respectable

Wild Bill’s and Davis Tutt’s gunfight was far from the first of its kind. There had been duels in the Americas for well over 200 years. Also, a tumbleweed (Russian Thistle) most certainly did not blow across the emptied street. Their shootout was in 1865 and the noxious invasive Russian Thistle did not arrive in the Americas until the 1870’s. But, your story telling skills are very entertaining. I always tell everyone that my stories are 97% truth and 3% fiction to make it worthy of a listen! Keep up the good work. From a fan across the pond! 👍

That was as good as it was hilarious! What I didn’t like or maybe just understand, was the lack of any type of identification of people unless someone who’d previously truly know. Who you were, was there to identify you. So from things I have heard and read, many of the cowboys both good and bad, had numerous aliases. And who could really know?? So to actually get charged with murder and all you’d need to do is leave town, and start All over, really to me is what made the old west so wild. Impossible to truly know anyone! But an era that I am very happy to not have been born in to. No showers, all your food wouldn’t taste like McDonald’s. And well the women of the night, or the prostitues, were so cheap, wait, that was the best thing, sorry. Awesome video!!

Wish I was in those fortunate four to witness it all ....does ring a bell in every 👂...wild Bill what a skillet duck haha.....🥴 What a legacy to leave behind in life as wel as in game which got him The Dead man Hand. WoW truly a MARWEL...🏇