About this episode

The episode explores the life of Roddy Dean Pippin, the last great cattle rustler who aspired to be an outlaw in the West.

He always wanted to be a cowboy, ever since he first read about 'em in Louis L'Amour novels and watched them in John Wayne westerns. The only trouble was: he wanted to be the outlaw. And when he grew up, he did. Transcending the flow of time, Roddy Dean Pippin chose to become the last great cattle rustler. But being an outlaw –– son, that's against the law in Texas. And that would be a problem for Roddy Dean Pippin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• outlaws
• cattle rustling
• Western culture
• crime
• Texas history

Keywords

• Roddy Dean Pippin
• cattle rustler
• outlaw
• Texas
• Western
• Louis L'Amour
• John Wayne

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Louis L'Amour

Places: Texas

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