S3E5: Denver - The King of the Frontier Conmen

Randolph "Soapy" Smith was the King of Frontier conmen. His cons ran from shenanigans that felt like a 3 Stooges skit, to participating in what was later dubbed the "City Hall War" in Denver. He built shady empires, but you can't escape that kind of lifestyle unscathed.

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Theme song is by Chris Nugen, and features Glenn Ross

Resources:

• ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soapy_Smith⁠

• ⁠https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90051081/1898-07-23/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=1880&index=7&date2=1900&words=Smith+Soapy&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Colorado&rows=20&proxtext=soapy+smith&y=5&x=21&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1⁠

• ⁠https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soapy-smith-killed-in-skagway-alaska⁠

• ⁠https://soapysmiths.blogspot.com/2015/06/compare-photographs-of-mcginty-and.html⁠

• ⁠https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD18920411-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------⁠

• ⁠https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soapy-smith-killed-in-skagway-alaska⁠

• ⁠https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-soapysmith/⁠

• https://www.miningnewsnorth.com/story/2024/02/02/mining-history/the-dirt-on-notorious-conman-soapy-smith/8377.html