Gunfighters were also men, and sometimes women, who were otherwise members of everyday industries, such as farmers or teamsters, the drivers of wagons, stagecoaches and after the turn of the 20th century, automobiles. Even folks stuck with the labels of “con man” and “gambler” were referred to generally as gunfighters, people who could defend themselves when their vice of choice led them into murkier waters. Of all the professions spanning all the industries, the most fascinating subgroup of gunfighters was the bounty hunters, men dispatched by both the government and powerful entities who venture out across the land in search of a man or woman who owes someone else money or other goods. While bounty hunting wasn’t as popular a career as many Hollywood films and tales of the wild west suggest, it was a way for some of the most experienced and isolated gunfighters to make a living, while using their talents to the best of their abilities. To cover these intriguing and incendiary figures of western frontier lore, here’s the first in our series of both famous and infamous bounty hunters, starting with the legendary Texas Ranger and bounty hunter, John Riley Duncan.

0:00 Introduction
1:56 Early Life and Career
7:34 Wes Hardin and the Texas Rangers
13:56 A Bountiful Life

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