Piecing together the Blonger story involves verifying hundreds of interconnected events that occurred all over the U.S.
Many of these events are described in the following sources: the Swinbank Bible, the Armstrong and Swinbank accounts, Lou Blonger's pension file, several different obituaries, and Fighting the Underworld by Philip Van Cise. At first blush many of the events appear to be tall tales, but several have been verified or at the very least, seem likely to be true.
Copyright Notice: Original material copyright 2003-06 Scott Johnson and Craig Johnson. Other copyrights may apply to materials found herein. Our primary goal is to reintroduce the Blonger Bros. to the lexicon of the Wild West. We therefore encourage the use of our research, provided due credit is given.
