The Deadly Cost of Honor in The Wild West | Bryan Burrough

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<p>The Wild West is full of myths, but behind the gunfights and honor codes is a deeper story about virtue and civilization. In today’s episode, bestselling author Bryan Burrough joins Ryan to explore the truth behind America’s gunfighter era. They discuss how honor culture took root in the lawless frontier, where violence was so common that gunfights were simply called “fights”, and what that reveals about the difference between performative strength and real virtue.</p><br><p>Bryan Burrough is the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=bryan+burrough*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Public Enemies</em></strong></a>, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=bryan+burrough*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Big Rich</em></strong></a>, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=bryan+burrough*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Forget The Alamo</em></strong></a>, and most recently <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=bryan+burrough*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild</em></strong></a><strong><em>. </em></strong>Bryan was a longtime correspondent at <em>Vanity Fair</em> and is now editor at large at <em>Texas Monthly.&nbsp;</em></p><br><p>Grab signed copies of <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=bryan+burrough*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Gunfighters</em></a> and Bryan’s other books, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=bryan+burrough*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Public Enemies</em></a>, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=bryan+burrough*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Big Rich</em></a>, and <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=bryan+burrough*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Forget The Alamo </em></a>at The Painted Porch&nbsp;| <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/search?type=product&amp;q=bryan+burrough*" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.thepaintedporch.com/</a></p><br><p>Follow Bryan on <a href="https://x.com/bryanburrough?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X @BryanBurrough</a> and check out more of his work at his website <a href="http://www.bryanburrough.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.bryanburrough.com</a></p><br><p>🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>🎥 Watch top moments from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Stoic Podcast</a> on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@dailystoicpodcast</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at <a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Instagram</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a>, and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>