A couple years ago I had a customer come in to the shop and I was filling out the customer info the gent said his last name was "Masterson". I asked him if he was familiar with old wild west lore and he said "I know where you are going with this and Bat Masterson was my great great grandfather". So I got to experience six degrees of separation with Bat Masterson.
“There are many in the old world of ours who hold that things break about even for all us. I have observed, for example, that we all get the same amount of ice. The rich get it in the summertime and the poor get it in the winter” Bat Masterson
Paracelsus would be a good bio. The guy was a bit nuts, but incredibly important in the history of medicine, somehow even curing elephantiasis in some people centuries before there was a vaccine.
Back when the West was very young There lived a man named Masterson He wore a cane and derby hat They called him Bat, Bat Masterson A man of steel, the stories say But women's eyes all glanced his way A gambler's game he always won His name was Bat, Bat Masterson The trail that he blazed is still there No one has come since, to replace his name And those with too ready a trigger Forgot to figure on his lightning cane Now in the legend of the west One name stands out of all the rest The man who had the fastest gun His name was Bat, Bat Masterson
I like the young Bat Masterson (Mason Alan Dinehart) in "The Life And Legend of Wyatt Earp." He started as a goof but grew up into a gallant law man. Very charming.
Contrary to Hollywood's depiction of the Old West, the derby hat was actually the most commonly worn. Bat was wearing what most town dwellers wore. The cowboy hat was worn by, well, cowboys. They were outdoors a lot and the wide brims kept rain off the back of the neck and the front of the face and helped with the hard sunlight.
Fun fact (that nobody cared or asked for) Somehow, someway I was always told I was related to him. Can't prove it, it was always echoed through the family, supposedly a great uncle on my late grandfathers side.
1:50 - Chapter 1 - Early years 4:30 - Chapter 2 - The siege at adobe walls 6:55 - Chapter 3 - Get the hell into dodge 9:15 - Mid roll ads 10:25 - Chapter 4 - Sheriff Masterson 13:00 - Chapter 5 - The battle of the plaza 15:00 - Chapter 6 - With a little help from my friends 17:20 - Chapter 7 - Life after the wild west 19:45 - Chapter 8 - A bat in new york city
Wyatt Earp once said, "Bat Masterson never killed anybody." Masterson himself once said that he did not like to get into gunfights. He preferred to settle quarrels with his fists. Maybe that's why people didn't want to get on the wrong side if him. He was an expert on boxing. If you went into a gunfight with him, you might or might not be shot, but if you went fist to fist, you could end up with a broken jaw and spend several months drinking all of your meals through a straw while the whole town laughs at you. He was also very popular because he was active, along with his friend, Mayor "Dog" Kelly, in arranging all sorts of sporting events, like boxing matches, horse races, and dog races. Mayor Kelly was a famous breeder of greyhounds. It is interesting to notice that, of all the "wars" he was involved in, almost nobody was killed, except for accidents, and all were eventually settled by negotiation or court decisions. He wasn't the gun-toting quick draw artist beloved of the fictional west, but he was definitely a "two fisted hero".
If you want to do a biography of a real lawman from Texas and also someone whose stories are verified, make one on Texas Ranger Frank Hamer. The most decorated Texas Ranger ever. Also he led the group that hunted down and killed Bonnie and Clyde. He makes a fascinating read about his ‘adventures’. Just the true story of him facing multiple armed men and saying “GIT!” and they all did is absolutely amazing.
Someday could you give a look at Theodore roosevelt the III , the oldest man on d-day , eldest son of Theodore Roosevelt , governor of puerto rico and the philippines ?
Wow. Really Great biography and production. My great -greats moved west from Kentucky and settled in the Dodge City area for while in that Masterson/Erp era. I grew up in Denver and this area in Colorado, but I never realized how much history Bat Masterson had here in the mining and railroad industries. (Along with all the gambling halls and early newspapers).
The Old West had range wars, railroad wars, city wars and county wars. The most brutal maybe was the Lincoln County War in New Mexico with Billy The Kid as its most infamous figure.
I'm absolutely LOVING these videos, thanks so much Simon and the team @ Biographics. I actually arrived at this channel thanks to a brilliant and fascinating mini series called the Good Lord Bird (2019) which I would highly recommend BTW and have been going down a wild west rabbit hole ever since. May I suggest covering a few historic figures that have led a very colorful life which I dont belive have been covered by you guys yet 1) Captin Osawatami John Brown. 2) Julie d'Aubigny 3) Hedy Lamarr
The Battle of The Adobe walls actually occurred in the northwest Texas Hill Country near the town, Mason Texas. It is roughly 200 miles southeast of the the panhandle. You did a video about a bomb called Davy Crockett. The man of many pursuits was never called Davy, it was simply David. Thanx, I really do like your work
Concerning Billy Dixon's shot that ended the siege at Adobe Walls, the army later measured it with a primitive wagon mounted pedometer and found it to have been 1,538 yards. A mile is 1,760.
Great video. You missed one major event when he was Sherriff and that was the murder of Dora Hand by Spike Kenedy of Kenedy Ranch fame in 1878. It's rumored Spike walked because his father bribed the Judge and Bat.
An interesting bit of history. According to my family history, Dirty Dave was one of my great grandfather's many cousins. I remember my grandfather telling me about the relationship when I was about 8 or 10. Supposedly, because Masterson eventually made things to hot for him, Dave moved on to New Mexico where he rode with Billy the Kid during the Lincoln County War. Pretty cool, if true.
@Eastern fence Lizard Yes but he was called Arkansas Dave in the movie. I don't know where they got that because as far as I could find out he was never called that in real life although he do do a little bit of criminal activity in Arkansas in his early years.
Relatively new to watching these videos and I have to say I'm really enjoying them. They are really interesting. not many of these kinds of videos have kept me interested but these do. I do have a suggestion of someone you could cover. i don't know if you already have covered him but you could cover Gary Ridgway (the green river killer)
The most Feared Lawman of the West (who was Canadian and actually likely killed over 26 men) was Dangerous Dan Tucker, a lawman in Silver City, New Mexico. Was the quintessential "Man With No Name". Nobody knew exactly where he came from (although he claimed to have been born in Canada, he was soft-spoken and laconic, with a slight drawl). He claimed his name was David Tucker, but went by Dan Tucker. Nobody in Silver City knew where he'd really come from before he came to Silver City, and many rumors abounded. He was at first hired as a Deputy Sheriff in Silver City, and quickly gained a reputation as a Dangerous Man who was very quick with a Gun. One of his first victims (that was recorded) was a drunken Mexican who was throwing rocks at people. Acting as Deputy Sheriff, Dan Tucker was informed of the situation, and went to investigate. Upon locating the Rock-Throwing Mexican, Dangerous Dan calmly and without exchanging any words, drew his pistol and shot the Mexican through the head. He then calmly walked away. (This is the actual story, as remembered by eye witnesses). If you would like to learn more about Dangerous Dan Tucker, do yourself a favour and look him up. Even Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday feared him, as they avoided Grant County during Earp's big "Revenge Ride". They couldn't take the train from Tombstone cuz it made a stop in Demming New Mexico. And by that time both were wanted for the whole "revenge murdering" BS they were doing. And Dangerous Dan by this time had become a Marshall who was known to always shoot first and ask questions later. The funniest thing is and the quintessential "Man Without A Name" characteristic of Dangerous Dan Tucker is this: Nobody knows what happened to him, nobody knows when he died. When he resigned his position as a Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1888, he left for California (possibly), his last known visit to Grant County was in 1892, (many who had known him from his earlier lawman days claimed that he had become so unrecognizable they were shocked to find out it was him). After his last recorded visit in 1892 he disappeared from the historical record. A newspaper article in 1931 claimed he had passed away at a hospital in San Bernadino California, but recent research has yet to have confirmed such a statement. So do yourselves a favour and look-up Dangerous Dan Tucker, one of the most Dangerous, Underrated, Deadly and now sadly Forgotten Gunslingers of The Old West. A man who is the epitome of the character archetype made famous by Clint Eastwood movies. Cheers to You Dangerous Dan wherever you are...
The cemetery pictured in the video was Woodlawn national cemetery in Elmira, NY. Not the one in the bronx. My grandparents are buried in Woodlawn national. As is Mark Twain.
Welp I'm going to Nana's house today to "show her the story off her fav cowboy 🤠 "Back when the west was really young there lived man named Masterson" grew up watching this with her and Gunsmoke and a slew of others
Hickok was not a lawman for very long after accidentally killing his town deputy in a shootout. He later drifted as a gambler until his brief stint with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. Dime novels created fictionalized stories about him so he was feared by many. By the time he ended up in Deadwood the lines around his legend had blurred to the point he couldn’t command an exclusive seat at a gambling table anymore. That’s how he was shot from behind at the end.
My dad was born in 1895 in Wichita, Kansas. I asked one day if he had seen anyone famous when he was growing up. He said the he and his brother and father were on a train when Wyatt Earp and another man got onboard. The other man was dressed in a suit and a Boler hat. I thought that he was pulling my leg until his brother John came to visit and said the same thing. They would have been about 8 or 9 years old. I tried to verify the story but didn't get far with it. I know that Bat Masterson was a reporter in Boston at one time. It could have been him but I'll never know. This would be the early years in 1900's. Any help would be gratefully received.
Dave Rudabaugh was a bit of an old west legend tbh. He taught Doc Holliday how to shoot, was chased for 400 miles by Wyatt Earp, arrested by Bat Masterson, was at Tombstone with the Cowboys and was rumoured to be involved in the shooting of Virgil and Morgan Earp, as well as at the gunfight at Iron Springs when Curly Bill Brocious was killed by Wyatt. Moved to Fort Sumner and joined Billy the Kids gang, was arrested by Pat Garrett. He pretty much knew or was involved with every famous personality in the west.
Your photo at 10:38 is not o Dave Rudabaugh. It's an unidentified antique store find that the owner tries to pass off as Rudabaugh. He has a large collection of old photographs that he tries to pass off as many different famous old west figures.
Knowing Our Story, Telling the Story of Greatness is Very Hard to Convey. The True Stories Will Always Be Told!! Hunting of the Buffalo in the Wild West in 78' Was an Atrocity.
I have a suggestion for a future episode. The Issei Sagawa Case in Japan, a cannibal murderer that was somehow released on a technicality and became a celebrity. Think it'd make for a great episode.
A great idea for a movie about Bat Masterson... ‘There comes Masterson’. Wish I could get Netflix or one of the other streaming services to pick that up.
Simon Whistler does have the ring of a name of a gunman Bat Masterson faced down in Dodge City over a gambling debt. “Legend has it Simon “the shrew” Whistler tried to draw on Masterson when Masterson walked into the saloon, but he was too drunk from an all day drinking binge with his friend Danny. Masterson pistol whipped Whistler, giving him a cut on the back of his head that became famous in an early moving picture of the day. Masterson also pistol whipped Danny. For ‘reasons’.”
Unless I missed it, while watching my plants grow, I think you failed to mention that the Royal Gorge is in Colorado. Misleading, perhaps, some of your viewers to think that Kansas has such a spectacular geologic feature.
Production note: You are overusing music. A few bars here and there is fine, but continually looping themes over Simon is just distracting. I had to quit watching.
Here are some suggestions for another video - all interesting people though the first two are lesser known. April Ellison/William Ellison Jr. (1790-1861) - a freed slave from South Carolina who became a successful slaveowner and planter himself before the civil war. Anthony Johnson (1600-1670) - a former indentured servant who became one of the first African American property owners in America and a successful tobacco farmer. Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979) - Prince Philip’s uncle and Queen Elizabeth’s second cousin once removed who was assassinated by the IRA Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) - Japanese poet, author, playwright, actor and nationalist who committed seppuku after a failed attempt to overthrow Japan’s 1947 constitution. Robert Walpole (1676-1745) - British politician who was the first prime minister of Great Britain from 1721 until 1742 under King George I and King George II. Eamon DeValera (1882-1975) - prominent political leader in 20th century Ireland who, after the Irish war of independence from 1919 to 1921, was in the public eye for over forty years from 1922 until his death were he served as head of government (Taoiseach/prime minister) and head of state (president). He was nearly executed in the Easter Rising in 1916 and was key in putting into place the new constitution on 1937. A very prominent Irish figure. George Eastman (1854-1932) - American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak company. He was a pioneer of photography and a major philanthropist. He commit suicide at the age of 77 because of chronic pain from health problems.
I never heard a story about villains having nightmares about bat Masterson coming to get them, but there are plenty of stories about them having nightmares about Bass Reeves coming after them. The man was so feared that he caused actual nightmares.
I heard a story once, no way to verify it, that while Bat and Wyatt were working together in Dodge City, Bat would use Wyatt’s reputation. He would send Wyatt to talk to the rabble rouser and then, while all the attention was focused on Wyatt, Bat would walk up behind him and hit him over the head with his cane. The rabble rouser would awaken in jail. True or not, it’s amusing.
Hello Mr. Egg-head. The term gunslinger came into use to describe a man who lived by the gun in the mid XX Century. The contemporary term was shootist. But I could be wrong. Very nice video. Cheerio. Mike.
Iceal E. "Gene" Hambleton, watched an old movie with Gene Hackman and Danny Glover. Was based on a true story from the Vietnam war; anyway would make a good biography.
As a Brit I actually wonder how you have heard of Bat Masterson. Are our Wild West heroes famous overseas? Or is my asking that question like you asking me "I'm surprised you have heard of Sherlock Holmes?" I guess I didn't know those guys like Masterson or Earp or even our famous Wild West outlaws had become famous world wide.
These guys lives r fairly well recorded and some of their escapades r still well known whereas Sherlock Holmes Is a work of fiction..For is brits its more like everyone knowing of Jack the rippers antics.Or a good example lately would b peaky blinders
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Simon is an amazing public speaker, ,he could be a good MP
By the way, in no measure would Masterson been referred to in his day as the most feared lawman. That dubious distinction would go to someone else.
I think bass reaves was a better law man. For sure.
Channel idea..... name legendary leaders you should make that a channel. You've already got it in the toptenz new video.
Could you do a video on Bass Reeves? An African American Bounty Hunter in the Old West, he's incredibly fascinating.
A couple years ago I had a customer come in to the shop and I was filling out the customer info the gent said his last name was "Masterson". I asked him if he was familiar with old wild west lore and he said "I know where you are going with this and Bat Masterson was my great great grandfather". So I got to experience six degrees of separation with Bat Masterson.
Congratulations.
cool
Didn't know Bat had ever married. Interesting.
@@5809AUJG a gun wasn't the only thing he was slinging.
He was never married nor ever reported to have fathered any children. I think he was pullin your leg.
If he could impress Teddy, he was probably pretty cool.
“There are many in the old world of ours who hold that things break about even for all us. I have observed, for example, that we all get the same amount of ice. The rich get it in the summertime and the poor get it in the winter”
Bat Masterson
That almost sounds like Mark Twain.
@@thepagnaet6361 indeed mate
those random persons, living in the wild west, never would have imagined people would talk about them hundrets of years later
More like 150 years ago, but yeah, the old west got glorified and romanticized that it became timeless.
Nah they knew they were legends
You're kinda correct, but,think about this, the time period was the 20th century,that was almost yesterday, I love these stories!!!!!!
Next video idea : Peter Easton the "Pirate Admiral"
Yes!! Good call
I cant stop watching Simon because he has so many channels
He hosts a dozen more using various disguises.
Bat Masterson is my favorite wild west law man, a real legend.
Paracelsus would be a good bio. The guy was a bit nuts, but incredibly important in the history of medicine, somehow even curing elephantiasis in some people centuries before there was a vaccine.
Back when the West was very young
There lived a man named Masterson
He wore a cane and derby hat
They called him Bat, Bat Masterson
A man of steel, the stories say
But women's eyes all glanced his way
A gambler's game he always won
His name was Bat, Bat Masterson
The trail that he blazed is still there
No one has come since, to replace his name
And those with too ready a trigger
Forgot to figure on his lightning cane
Now in the legend of the west
One name stands out of all the rest
The man who had the fastest gun
His name was Bat, Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson TV series was one of my favorite shows when I was young . I did like the more dapper style then most other Wild West legends
That show was pretty kickass! I've seen every episode myself... He was definitely portrayed as one pimp ass lawman. "A legend in his own time"
Gene Barry followed it up with Burke's Law. Arriving at the crime scene in his chauffeured Rolls Royce
I like the young Bat Masterson (Mason Alan Dinehart) in "The Life And Legend of Wyatt Earp." He started as a goof but grew up into a gallant law man. Very charming.
Very much like Maverick on the year before.
Contrary to Hollywood's depiction of the Old West, the derby hat was actually the most commonly worn. Bat was wearing what most town dwellers wore. The cowboy hat was worn by, well, cowboys. They were outdoors a lot and the wide brims kept rain off the back of the neck and the front of the face and helped with the hard sunlight.
Batman goes back in time to fight his evil ancestor Batmas Terson .
In limited and extinct theathers 2030
Fun fact: The most feared prohibition lawman was Al Copones half Brother
Fun fact (that nobody cared or asked for) Somehow, someway I was always told I was related to him. Can't prove it, it was always echoed through the family, supposedly a great uncle on my late grandfathers side.
Watching this video: Wow Simon is a great presenter. Very professional, very credible.
Watching Business Blaze: Simon is the spiciest memelord.
Bat Masterson is the greatest name for any lawman ever.
Love your Wild West Bio’s. We need one for Jesse James!!!!
Isn't there a bio on Jesse James?
Another well-written and well-delivered piece; thank you.
1:50 - Chapter 1 - Early years
4:30 - Chapter 2 - The siege at adobe walls
6:55 - Chapter 3 - Get the hell into dodge
9:15 - Mid roll ads
10:25 - Chapter 4 - Sheriff Masterson
13:00 - Chapter 5 - The battle of the plaza
15:00 - Chapter 6 - With a little help from my friends
17:20 - Chapter 7 - Life after the wild west
19:45 - Chapter 8 - A bat in new york city
Could you do an episode on Dmitri Shostakovich please? He's one of my favorite composers and I'd love to know more about him
Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and other Russian composers. Yes!
Wyatt Earp once said, "Bat Masterson never killed anybody." Masterson himself once said that he did not like to get into gunfights. He preferred to settle quarrels with his fists. Maybe that's why people didn't want to get on the wrong side if him. He was an expert on boxing. If you went into a gunfight with him, you might or might not be shot, but if you went fist to fist, you could end up with a broken jaw and spend several months drinking all of your meals through a straw while the whole town laughs at you. He was also very popular because he was active, along with his friend, Mayor "Dog" Kelly, in arranging all sorts of sporting events, like boxing matches, horse races, and dog races. Mayor Kelly was a famous breeder of greyhounds.
It is interesting to notice that, of all the "wars" he was involved in, almost nobody was killed, except for accidents, and all were eventually settled by negotiation or court decisions. He wasn't the gun-toting quick draw artist beloved of the fictional west, but he was definitely a "two fisted hero".
A Real tough guy , A manly man
If you want to do a biography of a real lawman from Texas and also someone whose stories are verified, make one on Texas Ranger Frank Hamer. The most decorated Texas Ranger ever. Also he led the group that hunted down and killed Bonnie and Clyde. He makes a fascinating read about his ‘adventures’. Just the true story of him facing multiple armed men and saying “GIT!” and they all did is absolutely amazing.
The sheer will and toughness of people in the West in the 1800s is unimaginable in our times.
Someday could you give a look at Theodore roosevelt the III , the oldest man on d-day , eldest son of Theodore Roosevelt , governor of puerto rico and the philippines ?
I'll second that.
Here are two details about Bat Masterson I didn't see coming: He was Canadian and is buried in the Bronx.
Not surprising he is Canadian who better to uphold the law then a canuck
@@ABigBowlOfSoup Oh brother!
Wow. Really Great biography and production. My great -greats moved west from Kentucky and settled in the Dodge City area for while in that Masterson/Erp era. I grew up in Denver and this area in Colorado, but I never realized how much history Bat Masterson had here in the mining and railroad industries. (Along with all the gambling halls and early newspapers).
"War", kind of loses its meaning when applied to a scuffle in the street... :P
The Old West had range wars, railroad wars, city wars and county wars. The most brutal maybe was the Lincoln County War in New Mexico with Billy The Kid as its most infamous figure.
Video idea: Tokugawa Ieyasu
I'm still waiting on them Biographics on Danny from Business Blaze....
I'm absolutely LOVING these videos, thanks so much Simon and the team @ Biographics. I actually arrived at this channel thanks to a brilliant and fascinating mini series called the Good Lord Bird (2019) which I would highly recommend BTW and have been going down a wild west rabbit hole ever since. May I suggest covering a few historic figures that have led a very colorful life which I dont belive have been covered by you guys yet
1) Captin Osawatami John Brown. 2) Julie d'Aubigny 3) Hedy Lamarr
"All warfare is based on deception."
- Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"All warfare is based on deception."
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare
@@UmVtCg its a good book too! So is the talmud!
"All warfare is based"
-Sun Tzu
@@johndillermand4053 You might also like the Tao and the Bible. As you already like the talmud!
Video Idea: Chang-Heush-Lang the last warlord
But anyway Goodjob
The Battle of The Adobe walls actually occurred in the northwest Texas Hill Country near the town, Mason Texas. It is roughly 200 miles southeast of the the panhandle. You did a video about a bomb called Davy Crockett. The man of many pursuits was never called Davy, it was simply David. Thanx, I really do like your work
Concerning Billy Dixon's shot that ended the siege at Adobe Walls, the army later measured it with a primitive wagon mounted pedometer and found it to have been 1,538 yards. A mile is 1,760.
NEXT VIDEO: Admiral Yi- The admiral that the Japanese feared
Do a Biographics on Quannah Parker! His story is absolutely amazing.
Request: General William T Sherman
And thanks for doing Bartholomew 🤠
Good idea. General Sherman was one of my great grandmothers great grandfathers!:-) 🖖
@@barrydysert2974 🍻! His memoir book is AWESOME!!!
Aldous Huxley'd be cool
Great video. You missed one major event when he was Sherriff and that was the murder of Dora Hand by Spike Kenedy of Kenedy Ranch fame in 1878. It's rumored Spike walked because his father bribed the Judge and Bat.
10:20 - clip from The Searchers (1956) Excellent choice!
Can you do a video on Marquis de Sade. That would be pretty interesting
An interesting bit of history. According to my family history, Dirty Dave was one of my great grandfather's many cousins. I remember my grandfather telling me about the relationship when I was about 8 or 10. Supposedly, because Masterson eventually made things to hot for him, Dave moved on to New Mexico where he rode with Billy the Kid during the Lincoln County War. Pretty cool, if true.
@Eastern fence Lizard Yes but he was called Arkansas Dave in the movie. I don't know where they got that because as far as I could find out he was never called that in real life although he do do a little bit of criminal activity in Arkansas in his early years.
I'm glad I can wander around historic Colorado when ever I feel the impulse. Despite the freeing winters and hot summers. I do miss the ocean though.
Watching this after business blaze boy can Simon be professional
Relatively new to watching these videos and I have to say I'm really enjoying them. They are really interesting. not many of these kinds of videos have kept me interested but these do. I do have a suggestion of someone you could cover. i don't know if you already have covered him but you could cover Gary Ridgway (the green river killer)
The most Feared Lawman of the West (who was Canadian and actually likely killed over 26 men) was Dangerous Dan Tucker, a lawman in Silver City, New Mexico. Was the quintessential "Man With No Name". Nobody knew exactly where he came from (although he claimed to have been born in Canada, he was soft-spoken and laconic, with a slight drawl). He claimed his name was David Tucker, but went by Dan Tucker. Nobody in Silver City knew where he'd really come from before he came to Silver City, and many rumors abounded. He was at first hired as a Deputy Sheriff in Silver City, and quickly gained a reputation as a Dangerous Man who was very quick with a Gun. One of his first victims (that was recorded) was a drunken Mexican who was throwing rocks at people. Acting as Deputy Sheriff, Dan Tucker was informed of the situation, and went to investigate. Upon locating the Rock-Throwing Mexican, Dangerous Dan calmly and without exchanging any words, drew his pistol and shot the Mexican through the head. He then calmly walked away. (This is the actual story, as remembered by eye witnesses). If you would like to learn more about Dangerous Dan Tucker, do yourself a favour and look him up. Even Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday feared him, as they avoided Grant County during Earp's big "Revenge Ride". They couldn't take the train from Tombstone cuz it made a stop in Demming New Mexico. And by that time both were wanted for the whole "revenge murdering" BS they were doing. And Dangerous Dan by this time had become a Marshall who was known to always shoot first and ask questions later. The funniest thing is and the quintessential "Man Without A Name" characteristic of Dangerous Dan Tucker is this: Nobody knows what happened to him, nobody knows when he died. When he resigned his position as a Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1888, he left for California (possibly), his last known visit to Grant County was in 1892, (many who had known him from his earlier lawman days claimed that he had become so unrecognizable they were shocked to find out it was him). After his last recorded visit in 1892 he disappeared from the historical record. A newspaper article in 1931 claimed he had passed away at a hospital in San Bernadino California, but recent research has yet to have confirmed such a statement. So do yourselves a favour and look-up Dangerous Dan Tucker, one of the most Dangerous, Underrated, Deadly and now sadly Forgotten Gunslingers of The Old West. A man who is the epitome of the character archetype made famous by Clint Eastwood movies. Cheers to You Dangerous Dan wherever you are...
The cemetery pictured in the video was Woodlawn national cemetery in Elmira, NY. Not the one in the bronx. My grandparents are buried in Woodlawn national. As is Mark Twain.
I needed this. Thank you.
Welp I'm going to Nana's house today to "show her the story off her fav cowboy 🤠 "Back when the west was really young there lived man named Masterson" grew up watching this with her and Gunsmoke and a slew of others
Great video, I love this channel!
I thought Wild Bill Hickock or by his real name James, as you stated in the video, was most feared Lawman in wild west. 😁👍.
Hickok was not a lawman for very long after accidentally killing his town deputy in a shootout. He later drifted as a gambler until his brief stint with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. Dime novels created fictionalized stories about him so he was feared by many. By the time he ended up in Deadwood the lines around his legend had blurred to the point he couldn’t command an exclusive seat at a gambling table anymore. That’s how he was shot from behind at the end.
@@danielscuiry2847 That's true. 😁. Fair play. 👍
My dad was born in 1895 in Wichita, Kansas.
I asked one day if he had seen anyone famous when he was growing up.
He said the he and his brother and father were on a train when Wyatt Earp and another man got onboard. The other man was dressed in a suit and a Boler hat.
I thought that he was pulling my leg until his brother John came to visit and said the same thing. They would have been about 8 or 9 years old.
I tried to verify the story but didn't get far with it.
I know that Bat Masterson was a reporter in Boston at one time.
It could have been him but I'll never know. This would be the early years in 1900's. Any help would be gratefully received.
Dave Rudabaugh was a bit of an old west legend tbh. He taught Doc Holliday how to shoot, was chased for 400 miles by Wyatt Earp, arrested by Bat Masterson, was at Tombstone with the Cowboys and was rumoured to be involved in the shooting of Virgil and Morgan Earp, as well as at the gunfight at Iron Springs when Curly Bill Brocious was killed by Wyatt. Moved to Fort Sumner and joined Billy the Kids gang, was arrested by Pat Garrett. He pretty much knew or was involved with every famous personality in the west.
When you said “drew on him”.....I assumed, what everyone else assumed
He drew his gun
Also: an epic theme song.
What are the chances of doing an episode on Czar Nicolas II?
When i was a child i loved the tv series "Bat Masterson" starring Gene Barry.
Good one Simon. I like the Old West.
Loved watching the bat masterson tv show reruns whenever I could.
Your photo at 10:38 is not o Dave Rudabaugh. It's an unidentified antique store find that the owner tries to pass off as Rudabaugh. He has a large collection of old photographs that he tries to pass off as many different famous old west figures.
Always enjoy your content, never stop learning.
Still waiting for Johann Sebastian Bach
And Jackie Robinson
Knowing Our Story, Telling the Story of Greatness is Very Hard to Convey. The True Stories Will Always Be Told!! Hunting of the Buffalo in the Wild West in 78' Was an Atrocity.
My great grandfather knew Bat Masterson and played poker with him in Dodge City Kansas.
Love the wild west biographics. I think Quannah Parker is worthy of a video himself.
“I’m not wearing hockey pads, Wyatt”
-Bat Mansterson
I have a suggestion for a future episode. The Issei Sagawa Case in Japan, a cannibal murderer that was somehow released on a technicality and became a celebrity. Think it'd make for a great episode.
5:30 And my man was like “I’m glad I saw that horrifying thing happen with all the men coming to kill me.”
A great idea for a movie about Bat Masterson... ‘There comes Masterson’. Wish I could get Netflix or one of the other streaming services to pick that up.
Simon Whistler does have the ring of a name of a gunman Bat Masterson faced down in Dodge City over a gambling debt. “Legend has it Simon “the shrew” Whistler tried to draw on Masterson when Masterson walked into the saloon, but he was too drunk from an all day drinking binge with his friend Danny. Masterson pistol whipped Whistler, giving him a cut on the back of his head that became famous in an early moving picture of the day. Masterson also pistol whipped Danny. For ‘reasons’.”
Bat has a famous descendant known as the Bedroom Bully or more appropriately the "lonesome loser"
This man lived well into the 1930s. He really saw a lot of changes in his life.
No he died in 1921
@@mikkelosselbo5361 I've read he died at his desk of a heart attack..at the time he was a sports reporter
Hey man your videos are super great I hope you continue to enjoy making them
I always admire the epic mustaches from the old west.
Unless I missed it, while watching my plants grow, I think you failed to mention that the Royal Gorge is in Colorado. Misleading, perhaps, some of your viewers to think that Kansas has such a spectacular geologic feature.
You should look into Kit Carson’s adventures in New Mexico. Brutal time brutal place. A Good book on it “blood and thunder”
Production note: You are overusing music. A few bars here and there is fine, but continually looping themes over Simon is just distracting. I had to quit watching.
Is Bat short for Batrick? I’m gonna say yes.
Batthew
Bartholomew - bat for short !
When are you going to cover Doc Holliday
Yall should do Haile Selassie. Rather interesting and important character you haven't done yet
Next video idea: Joe Kennedy Sr.
You need ASAP to make a video about GJERGJ KASTRIOTI SKENDERBEU
You should cover june wandrey. She was a nurse during WW2 and she wrote a bill called bedpan commando.
This just makes me miss the water park where I grew up.
I want a video on Danny. BLAAAAAAZE!
what about Bobby Sands as next videos subject?
Here are some suggestions for another video - all interesting people though the first two are lesser known.
April Ellison/William Ellison Jr. (1790-1861) - a freed slave from South Carolina who became a successful slaveowner and planter himself before the civil war.
Anthony Johnson (1600-1670) - a former indentured servant who became one of the first African American property owners in America and a successful tobacco farmer.
Lord Mountbatten (1900-1979) - Prince Philip’s uncle and Queen Elizabeth’s second cousin once removed who was assassinated by the IRA
Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) - Japanese poet, author, playwright, actor and nationalist who committed seppuku after a failed attempt to overthrow Japan’s 1947 constitution.
Robert Walpole (1676-1745) - British politician who was the first prime minister of Great Britain from 1721 until 1742 under King George I and King George II.
Eamon DeValera (1882-1975) - prominent political leader in 20th century Ireland who, after the Irish war of independence from 1919 to 1921, was in the public eye for over forty years from 1922 until his death were he served as head of government (Taoiseach/prime minister) and head of state (president). He was nearly executed in the Easter Rising in 1916 and was key in putting into place the new constitution on 1937. A very prominent Irish figure.
George Eastman (1854-1932) - American entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak company. He was a pioneer of photography and a major philanthropist. He commit suicide at the age of 77 because of chronic pain from health problems.
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I never heard a story about villains having nightmares about bat Masterson coming to get them, but there are plenty of stories about them having nightmares about Bass Reeves coming after them. The man was so feared that he caused actual nightmares.
Amazing video as usual...
Was just wondering whether you could make one for Erich honecker ?
Boldly go where no Biographics has gone before! (Please do Gene Roddenberry)
I heard a story once, no way to verify it, that while Bat and Wyatt were working together in Dodge City, Bat would use Wyatt’s reputation. He would send Wyatt to talk to the rabble rouser and then, while all the attention was focused on Wyatt, Bat would walk up behind him and hit him over the head with his cane. The rabble rouser would awaken in jail.
True or not, it’s amusing.
Hello Mr. Egg-head. The term gunslinger came into use to describe a man who lived by the gun in the mid XX Century. The contemporary term was shootist. But I could be wrong. Very nice video. Cheerio. Mike.
Next video idea- Thomas Cochrane (Sea Wolf)
I have mixed feelings about how the author penned Bat’s life story but I enjoy hearing the story of Wild West legends.
Iceal E. "Gene" Hambleton, watched an old movie with Gene Hackman and Danny Glover. Was based on a true story from the Vietnam war; anyway would make a good biography.
Can you please do a BIO of William Penn?
As a Brit I actually wonder how you have heard of Bat Masterson. Are our Wild West heroes famous overseas? Or is my asking that question like you asking me "I'm surprised you have heard of Sherlock Holmes?" I guess I didn't know those guys like Masterson or Earp or even our famous Wild West outlaws had become famous world wide.
These guys lives r fairly well recorded and some of their escapades r still well known whereas Sherlock Holmes Is a work of fiction..For is brits its more like everyone knowing of Jack the rippers antics.Or a good example lately would b peaky blinders
I am subscribed on both of my TH-cam account and these videos have not been in my subscriptions recently. At least I have some to catch up on.
I am looking forward to the biographics episode on Bert macklin.