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This Week in the West: Was Texas Jack the Original Cowboy Star?
🤠This Week in the West
🎙️Episode 91: Was Texas Jack the Original Cowboy Star?
📢 Episode Summary:
Long before Buffalo Bill's Wild West became an international phenomenon, another frontier legend helped define how America imagined the West. This episode explores the life of Texas Jack Omohundro, a cowboy, scout, performer and member of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Hall of Great Western Performers. Born on July 27, 1846, Texas Jack served as a Confederate cavalry scout during the Civil War before heading west to become a cowboy on the cattle trails and eventually one of the…
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