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The Shoemaker

2222 Media, Jack James Busa, Susan Busa Leshner & Leslie Cidale Season 2 Episode 7

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During the gold rush of Alder Rush, was Clubfoot George Lane merely a mild-mannered shoemaker with a limp? Or was he part of the notorious road agent gang who called themselves “The Innocents?”

If you'd like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out the following links:

THE ROAD AGENTS - https://southwestmt.com/blog/the-road-agents/#:~:text=Brief%20Account%3A%20Originally%20from%20Massachusetts%2C,and%20hang%20him%20as%20wellTHE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA –https://www.hhhistory.com/2018/06/the-vigilantes-of-montana.htmlCLUBFOOT 

GEORGE’S CLUBFOOT - https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/6169#:~:text=Even%20after%2043%20years%2C%20George%27s,and%20straight%20razorONE FOOT IN THE PAST -https://westernwriters.org/round-up/ru-april22-vigilantes.pdf#:~:text=as%20%E2%80%9CClubfoot%20George,vicious%20gang%20of%20road%20agents

PHOTO OF GEORGE LANE’S FOOT - https://truewestmagazine.com/article/lane-by-a-foot/

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