Tulsey Town
From the Dalton Gang and Belle Star to Pretty Boy Floyd and Bonnie and Clyde, Tulsa, or Tulsey Town as it was once called, was a safe haven for outlaws, bank robbers and "social bandits." This week on LoyalTV, award-winning author and historian Michael Wallis tells the story of early Tulsa and explains why the social bandits were drawn to the bustling cow town turned oil capital of the world.
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