009 - Texas John Alden

About this episode

Breckinridge Elkins embarks on a rollicking adventure in the American frontier, facing outlaws and peculiar customs in late 1800s Arizona.

Join Breckinridge Elkins, the roughest, toughest, fastest-shootin, hardest-fightin feller in the Bear Creek settlement and perhaps the entire Humbolt Mountains. As he ventures far from home, Breckinridge takes on outlaws, ignites (and resolves) feuds, and attempts to win the hearts of the local ladies. Along the way, he encounters peculiar customs, from houses built of boards to folks donning clothes that arent made of buckskin. Set against the backdrop of Arizona in the late 1800s, this collection of tales offers a rollicking adventure through the American frontier, all seen through the eyes of one of the most entertaining characters in the world of tall tales. (Summary by RK Wilcox)

Topics covered

• adventure
• American frontier
• tall tales
• outlaws
• feuds
• historical fiction

Keywords

• Breckinridge Elkins
• Bear Creek
• Humbolt Mountains
• Arizona
• outlaws
• feuds
• tall tales

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Bear Creek, Humbolt Mountains, Arizona

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