Season 4

After months on the open range, cowboys rode into town ready to spend their pay and cut loose. Saloons, gambling, gunfights, and tall tales collided in nights that made the frontier legendary.

The Buffalo Soldiers faced the hardest assignments on the frontier — and left behind an unbreakable legacy. Ride along as we uncover their courage, service, and the overlooked stories that shaped the American West.

Scout. Pathfinder. Wilderness expert. Kit Carson’s name still echoes across the West, but his real story is far more complex than the legends suggest. Ride along as we explore the grit, contradictions, and legacy of one of the frontier’s most fascinating figures.

Riding shotgun wasn’t just a seat on a stagecoach — it was the deadliest job in the Old West. This episode takes you onto the box seat with the fearless shotgun messengers who guarded gold shipments, battled outlaws, and kept the frontier moving.

Step inside the Alamo during thirteen days of courage, fear, and defiance. This episode walks through the siege moment by moment and explores how the battle shaped Texas independence, fueled America’s expansion west, and became one of the West’s most enduring legends.

Out where the prairie wind never quits, two inventions changed everything. The windmill brought water to dry country, and barbed wire ended the open range. Together, they transformed cowboy life and the very shape of the West itself.

Long before Hollywood cowgirls or rodeo queens, Lucille Mulhall rode her way into history. From the red dirt of Oklahoma to the spotlight of Buffalo Bill’s arena, she proved that true grit doesn’t wear a beard, and that the West has always made room for those brave enough to ride it.

After hours at The Cowboy, the past doesn’t rest easy. In this haunting tale, a night guard at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum hears whispers from Prosperity Junction and a ghostly rider searching for his lost saddle.

The Old West didn’t just run on grit and gunpowder — it ran on money. From cattle drives to boomtown banks, Cowboys and Capital explores how the frontier was financed.