Heroes Hustlers and Horsemen

Heroes Hustlers and Horsemen

CBC Radio

Heroes, Hustlers and Horsemen is history like you haven't heard it before. These are whiskey-soaked, rough and tumble biographies about larger than life figures who shaped southern Alberta in the tumultuous late 1800s.

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Jerry Potts, warrior, scout, legend

Jerry Potts, warrior, scout, legend

2017-08-04

The story of a sharp-shooting scout with Blackfoot and Scottish heritage, who came to the aid of the North West Mounted Police when they first arrived in southern Alberta. A diplomat and a warrior, Potts bridged two cultures.

Deerfoot, the human thunderbolt

Deerfoot, the human thunderbolt

2017-08-04

The story of a Blackfoot runner once considered the 'fastest in the West.' Robbed of his greatest victory, Deerfoot's career brought out the best and worst of early Calgary.

D.W. Davis, soldier, whisky trader, politician

D.W. Davis, soldier, whisky trader, politician

2017-08-04

The story of an American Civil War soldier and whisky trader who became Alberta's first member of parliament. Davis was a master of reinvention.

John Ware, legendary cowboy

John Ware, legendary cowboy

2017-08-04

The story of a former American slave who became a legendary cowboy and rancher in southern Alberta.

D.W. Davis, master of reinvention

D.W. Davis, master of reinvention

2017-07-28

The story of an American civil war solider and whisky trader who became Alberta's first member of parliament.

John Ware, legendary cowboy

John Ware, legendary cowboy

2017-07-21

The story of a former American slave who became a legendary cowboy and rancher in southern Alberta.

Jerry Potts, warrior, scout, legend

Jerry Potts, warrior, scout, legend

2017-07-14

The story of a sharp-shooting scout with Blackfoot and Scottish heritage, who came to aid of the North West Mounted Police when they first arrived southern Alberta. A deadly foe on the battlefield, a diplomat and a warrior, Potts bridged two cultures.

Diamond Dolly, 'Queen of Calgary's Fleshpots'

Diamond Dolly, 'Queen of Calgary's Fleshpots'

2017-07-08

The story of a 'notorious' madam who ran brothels in early Calgary, when the prostitution business was booming.

Deerfoot, the human thunder bolt

Deerfoot, the human thunder bolt

2017-06-30

The story of a Blackfoot runner once considered the 'Fastest in the West.' Robbed of his greatest victory, Deerfoot's career brought out the best and the worst of early Calgary.

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