Frontier Legends | Butch Cassidy
American History Tellers

Frontier Legends | Butch Cassidy

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 12, 202637 min

In 1894, a young Utah ranch hand named Robert LeRoy Parker – already going by the alias "Butch Cassidy" – was convicted of horse theft and sent to a Wyoming penitentiary. It was a minor crime that set the course for a much larger criminal career. After his release, he went on to earn a fearsome reputation as the mastermind of a gang of outlaws known as the Wild Bunch, before he and his partner, the Sundance Kid, led lawmen on an international manhunt that would cement his place as one of the West's most enduring legends. See Privacy Policy at h...

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Audible subscribers can binge new seasons of American history tellers early and ad-free right now. Join Audible in the Audible app or by subscribing on Apple Podcasts. Imagine it's the afternoon of August 13, 1896. You're a teller at a bank in Montpelier, Idaho. You've just finished helping a customer, and now you're busy tidying up your counter.

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You hear the front door open and footsteps approaching. Hello and welcome to Idaho. As you look up, your voice falters. There's a broad-shouldered man with a bandana over his face, standing in front of your window.

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He waves a pistol at you as he shoves a canvas sack across the counter. This is a robbery. Put every dollar you have in this bag. You stand frozen, your mind racing.

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