He was a freighter, a scout, a gambler, a lawman and an actor (a bad one by his own admission). His real name was James, but someone called him “Wild Bill” and that’s when a solid frontiersman became the legendary Wild Bill Hickok.
He was a freighter, a scout, a gambler, a lawman and an actor (a bad one by his own admission). His real name was James, but someone called him “Wild Bill” and that’s when a solid frontiersman became the legendary Wild Bill Hickok.