The History of Cowboy Fashion and the True Crime of the Wild West (with Susan Jonusas)

This episode features Susan Jonusas; author of “Hell’s Half Acre”, an incredible book focusing on the murderous, infamous Bender family of the American Frontier.  Susan is an expert on the history of the American Frontier, and during the extensive research of her 2022 book encountered a huge amount of fascinating information of the fashion, clothes and imagery of 18th Century America.  

We discuss how, why and where the ‘Cowboy’ style became so recognizable and deep-rooted in our idea of the Americana West.  This is one for fans of fashion, American history and grisly true crime… Yeehaw!  

Additionally, this collaboration episode marks the first in a new series: a deep dive into the fashion of some infamous periods in time, and their ICONIC styles.  From Cowboys, to Regency, to Pirates… this will be a fun ride!

“Hell's Half Acre” (Simon & Schuster UK, 2022) can be purchased from all major retailers 🤠 

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