Why Isn't Black Bart More Famous?
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- čas přidán 21. 03. 2023
- He robbed more than 30 stagecoaches while Jesse James robbed maybe six. So why isn't Black Bart more famous in the annals of the Old West? Let's take a closer look. The reasons just might astound you.
Bob Boze Bell is known as America's Western Storyteller. He is an artist, author, writer and serves as executive editor of True West magazine. Bell is a popular, sought-after figure in television documentaries about the Old West, appearing as an expert in dozens of Wild West history shows. Bell won an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of the PBS special, Outrageous Arizona, a zany look at the state's centennial, that he also wrote and helped direct. As an author, Bell has brought to life Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok in his best-selling Illustrated Life and Times series. His books Classic Gunfights I, II and III are must-reads about the most important Old West gunfights. Bell’s Bad Men is now in its fourth printing, while his illustrated autobiography, The 66 Kid: Raised on the Mother Road, gives personal insight into the passions that have driven him on his lifelong quest to interpret the history of the American West for audiences around the world.
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Black Bart was my favorite outlaw. He only robbed Wells Fargo, because they did him wrong and he vowed to get even. I think he did. He was all over, and even robbed a stage near my hometown in California. He really was a nice man, apparently.
Remember the name from The Christmas Story. Ralphie defeated Black Bart in the snow with his trusty Red Ryder beebee gun “Old Blue” by his side!
Well, you have to credit Bart for being clever enough to outsmart the law for so long.
I didn't know there were three more stagecoach robberies after he got out of prison. Another great story Bob. Thank you!!
Loved the video. But the story I heard is after Bart got out of prison the robbery's started up again and one of the head honchos at Wells Fargo called him in and offered Bart a " penchen" as he called it to leave their coaches alone. And because Bart was getting older he agreed and retired. Now that's the story I heard. Or at least the one I like best.
Wasn't Black Bart robbing Wells Fargo because they cheated him out of some money?
3 more possible ends to Black Bart. !- The Cemetery Commissioner in Marysville, Ca. claims he spent his last months working as a pharmacist there and is buried in the city cemetery. 2- There is a local legend he's buried in an unmarked grave in Knight's Ferry. 3- One of the Wells Fargo detective on his case claimed he knew for a fact that he'd moved to Japan. 2 more points: he never rode a horse because he was afraid of them and he was born in England.
European here. I've known about Black Bart since childhood because he briefly appears in the Lucky Luke comic 'Stagecoach'. (Yeah, zero points for guessing what part he plays in the story.) The comic also featured a brief write-up about the real Black Bart - including a slightly censored version of that exact poem! Really cool to hear a more detailed version, though.
BECAUSE HE WAS CAUGHT
About 30 years ago, I was at Knott’s Berry Farm, in Buena Park, California. In front of the Jersey Lilly (another story in it’s self) they had on display a very old Stage Coach , that had a plaque that stated the stage had been robbed by ‘Black Bart’ 100 years before. I don’t know if it’s still on display, but it was very interesting to me, as I knew about Black Bart. Wish I had a camera! This about 1989, before cell phone cameras.
After prison Black Bart went straight alright.
Dear God not the derby😭
Death Valley Days has a full episode on Black Bart.
Outstanding 👍👍.
Here in Butte County " Bart" is far from forgotten, we have a monument and a street named after him. He is very much alive still and spoken of fondly
I wrote a screenplay about Black Bart the PO8 with an effort to tell the true story of his life.. He was a 49er* and Union soldier. Awesome story to work on. I live in Jackson, Ca near the National Hotel, BART robbed a stagecoach 4 miles west in 1883 (robbery #28)
Awe I loved this! I was surprised to hear the name of Lotta Crabtree, who was one of the top paid entertainers of the west. My great great grandpa was John Springer who was the warden at Idaho state penitentiary and sold her a racehorse that was winning left and right. He told her specifically not to ever whip this horse and be gentle. Her trainer whipped it and it never won another race. When she died, she left most of her money to scholarships for women and humane treatment of animals, something I sometimes think might have had some part to do with what happened to the horse because of some amazing letters she sent to my great great grandfather after the horse lost his “spirit”.
I grew up in the city of Concord Calif. and when I was young we celebrated Black Bart Days. We had a big parade and carnival. I'm not sure of the accuracy of this, but I remember being told that in our city he helped build the first school. So to us he was a local hero.
Great story on Black Bart, Bob! Being from/living in Wichita, Kansas...I sure wish that you would do a story on Rowdy Joe Lowe. He maintained a bar/brothel in Newton, Kansas (up the rode about 25 miles), but frequently "visited" Wichita to the Delano District where, he would start trouble and need to escape by the backdoor of a saloon. It is suggested that he, and Wyatt Earp crossed paths while Earp was an Assistant Marshal here?