About this episode
People traveling through the west by train in the 1800s expected shootouts and danger and cowboys. The citizens of Palisade gave it to them. Sources: "Westward Hoax: The Secret History of Palisade, Nevada," Very Special Episodes. Fakes, Frauds & Other Malarkey by Kathryn Lindskoog. "Mark Twain's Nevada Newspaper Hoaxes" Andrew R. Giarrelli. Mark Twain's writing for the Territorial Enterprise (1851-1865) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.