Wild Bill Hickok: The Man and His Myth

by Joseph G. Rosa

Book Overview

Eulogised and ostracised, James Butler Hickok was alternately labelled courageous, affable, and self-confident; cowardly, cold-blooded, and drunken; a fine specimen of manhood; an overdressed dandy with perfumed hair; an unequaled marksman; and a poor shot. Born in Illinois in 1837, he was shot dead in Deadwood only 39 years later. By then both famous and infamous, he was widely known as Wild Bill.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700607730
• ISBN13: 9780700607730
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

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Makes this an interesting read. However, I would recommend reading Rosas THEY CALLED HIM WILD BILL before undertaking this biography. Much of the prior information in Hickoks life is not dealt with in great detail here. But the new information is well worth it. Rosa is a meticulous researcher who writes with great passion on this subject.