Wild West Deep Dives

Wild West Deep Dives is a deeply researched narrative history podcast that uncovers the real, often brutal stories of the American frontier. Each episode draws from primary sources, period newspapers, diaries, modern scholarship and more to reconstruct massacres, wars, gunfights, and the daily hardships faced by those who lived—and died—on the edge of American expansion. From gunslinging outlaws and relentless lawmen to frontier wars and forgotten communities, this podcast talks about the legends then strips it away to reveal what actually happened. Well, let's get into shall we!

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Episodes (66)

Feb 28th The Real Story of Beaver Dick Leigh
Feb 21st The Battle of Summit Springs (1869)
Feb 14th Zip Wyatt: The Manhunt That Overtook Indian Territory

Wild West Deep Dives

Feb 28, 2026
15 minutes
14 MB

**Disclaimer** I believe I mispronounced Bannock, after further research, it seems to be pronounced 'Ban-uck', I will fix this mistake in the future and I apologize. Richard “Beaver Dick” Leigh was more than a mountain man — he was a living bridge between the fur trade era and the settled American West. Born in England in 1831, he crossed an ocean as a child, claimed to have served in the Mexican War, trapped the Tetons when the beaver trade was fading, and guided some of the most famous names of the 19th century — including Nathaniel Langford and Theo...

Wild West Deep Dives

The Real Story of Beaver Dick Leigh

Wild West Deep Dives

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