Henry Handsome was an outlaw cowboy—at least that's how the legend goes. Henry Handsome Lived & Died examines the creation, evolution, proliferation, dissemination and degradation of American folklore. Through 30 different short stories, the character, vague idea, false memory, misattributed anecdote or influence of the titular Henry Handsome does everything from change the course of American media to sculpt modern day knowledge of manifest destiny. Together, the collection represents the stories that create and define a culture, how those stories are told, if they ever were to begin with—and if any of that matters at all. Each story was written, recorded, narrated and produced by Elliot Matson. If you'd like to learn more about the collection, go to elliotmatson.com/henryhandsome.
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Henry Handsome was an outlaw cowboy—at least that's how the legend goes. Henry Handsome Lived & Died examines the creation, evolution, proliferation, dissemination and degradation of American folklore. Through 30 different short stories, the character, vague idea, false memory, misattributed anecdote or influence of the titular Henry Handsome does everything from change the course of American media to sculpt modern day knowledge of manifest destiny. Together, the collection represents the stories that create and define a culture, how those stories are told, if they ever were to begin with—and if any of that matters at all. Each story was written, recorded, narrated and produced by Elliot Matson. If you'd like to learn more about the collection, go to elliotmatson.com/henryhandsome.
Stoic Paiute man, Sag’ava’tupuy-chi, pleads with his tribal elders about a horrific omen he witnessed in a vision that could destroy their way of life irreparably.
Elmer Elwood Edison works at a Memphis, TN, lumber yard in the early 20th-century. On account of his ailments and slight stature, though, he mostly sings and plays guitar to keep the boys’ spirits high.
Leon, a down-on-his-luck Chicago haberdashery salesman in the early 1900s gets the opportunity of a lifetime to be the spokesman for a new brand of whiskey.
Henry Handsome robs a St. Louis, MO, bank in 1865 and escapes into the night. However, it happens to be the same night John Wilkes Booth decides to assassinate Lincoln and the heat is on both of the outlaws.
At the terminus of Lincoln’s 1865 multi-city funeral procession, Archer Stevens is hired to guard his beloved President’s body in the Springfield, IL, Town Square overnight. It’s easy-going until Archer wakes up from his unexpected nap and finds the casket is empty.
Giovana Johnston gets called up to the big leagues when she’s asked to temp PA on the set of the modern-day reboot of the 1980s advertising sitcom Golden Hour.
Henry Handsome was an outlaw cowboy—at least that's how the legend goes. Henry Handsome Lived & Died examines the creation, evolution, proliferation, dissemination and degradation of American folklore. Through 30 different short stories, the character, vague idea, false memory, misattributed anecdote or influence of the titular Henry Handsome does everything from change the course of American media to sculpt modern day knowledge of manifest destiny. Together, the collection represents the stories that create and define a culture, how those stories are told, if they ever were to begin with—and if any of that matters at all. Each story was written, recorded, narrated and produced by Elliot Matson. If you'd like to learn more about the collection, go to elliotmatson.com/henryhandsome.
