Apr 27 2018 5 mins 10
The Wild West podcast proudly presents the Fighting Mayor of Dodge City. The story of Alonzo B. Webster. The Fighting Mayor of Dodge City narrated by Brad Smalley brings to life one of Dodge City’s legends from the time Webster enlisted as a private soldier during the Civil War and when he reaches a crossroads in his life. Webster story first takes place when he travels west to Hays, Kansas where he opens a general store serving as an assistant postmaster. Hayes is where Webster gained the reputation of being tough, but cool-headed. In 1869, when he was threatened by a group of bad characters in his store, Webster shot a man dead. The bullfight of July 4, 1884, was Webster's brainchild. It was the only traditional bullfight held in the United States. Join us as we take you back in history to the story of the Fighting Mayor of Dodge City, Kansas.
