In the pantheon of Old West publishing history, James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok is a biographical anomaly. Compared to h…
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The Tragedy of Texas Jack Texas Jack Omohundro and Giuseppina Morlacchi’s doomed romance
Texas Jack could have been the person about whom the phrase “tall, dark and handsome” was coined. And Giuseppina Morlacc…
The Blindness of Wild Bill There are several theories on the eye problems of Hickok.
In the last years of his life, Wild Bill Hickok had eye problems. His eyesight was fading, he was sensitive to light, a…
Is Hard Knocks: A Life Story of the Vanishing West by Harry Young Accurate?
I’ve been reading Hard Knocks: A Life Story of the Vanishing West by Harry Young, the bartender who allegedly served “Wi…
Don’t Look Back Did Hickok use a ruse to shoot a hardcase?
It’s part of Wild Bill Hickok’s legend. The acting Ellis County (KS) sheriff was trying to corral Bill Mulvey, who was …
Don’t Take a Beer Mug to a Gunfight Sam Strawhun learned a hard lesson from Wild Bill.
Sam Strawhun and his pals had been wreaking havoc on John Bitter’s Saloon in Hays City, KS, early in the morning of Sept…
A Not So Heroic End A Medal of Honor winner takes on Wild Bill Hickok.
John Kile was a hero who came to a bad end. As a corporal in the 5th Cavalry, Kile won the Congressional Medal of Honor…
A Watch to Die For Wild Bill Hickok vs Dave Tutt.
Dave Tutt walked onto the town square in Springfield, Missouri, at 6 p.m. on a Friday. He was about to face off with a …
The Truth about Wild Bill Myths have shrouded the West’s deadliest gunfighter. It’s time to re-evaluate those legends.
Like most Old West icons, gunfighter “Wild Bill” Hickok is shrouded in myths. He likely started many of them. A teller o…
A Theater for a Boomtown Jack Langrishe brought entertainment to Deadwood.
Jack Langrishe opened up the first theater in Deadwood in the summer of 1876. And for more than three years, the facili…