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August, the Dirty Low-Down Month

by | Aug 3, 2016 | Uncategorized

That's how Wild Bill Hickok would have described it in 1876, if he'd lived to tell the tale. The month actually started out very profitably for the former Union spy, scout, lawman and flamboyant gambler. On August 1, Hickok took Jack McCall for every cent he possessed in a card game—all $110. It might have added insult to injury when Hickok offered to loan McCall money to have breakfast. McCall was ba


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