Wild Zeb

Connections

• Captured by 15-year-old Cassidy, insisted his gun jammed and the sun was in his eyes

Context

An outlaw Cassidy captured before her prime, in 1842 or 1843. The name "Zeb" could be short for "Zebulon," which is a name from the Bible (one of the twelve tribes of Israel). Not too surprising, since many Christian parents in  nineteenth century America would use biblical names for their children. The closest connection I've found between "Wild Zeb" and the real world is a couple of characters named Zebulon in the 1962 film, How the West Was Won. Neither Zebulon become outlaws, as far as I can tell. Other than that, we can only say that Wild Zeb led a gang of outlaws and they didn't feel great about being captured by a teenage Cassidy.