Legends and Legacies in the Wild West: The Resounding Journey of Chalkley Beeson from Saloon Owner to Sheriff and Saviour of Dodge City's History

Wild West Podcast - A podcast by Michael King/Brad Smalley

Send us a textEver wondered how the Wild West was truly won? This episode transports you back in time, to an era brimming with saloons, stagecoaches, and sheriffs, precisely to Dodge City, where we unearth the remarkable story of Chalkley Chalk Beeson. Beeson's gripping tale takes us from his beginnings as a stagecoach driver, through his rise to fame as an owner of the legendary Long Branch Saloon, to his tenure as a state legislator and sheriff. We also delve into his heroic role in the dow...