Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane
Author: James D. McLaird
Publisher: SDSHS Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 0977795594
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Author: James D. McLaird
Publisher: SDSHS Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 0977795594
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Author: Joseph G. Rosa
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2013-07-17
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 0806180420
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“James Butler Hickok, generally called ‘Wild Bill,’ epitomized the archetypal gunfighter, that half-man, half-myth that became the heir to the mystique of the duelist when that method of resolving differences waned. . . . Easy access to a gun and whiskey coupled with gambling was the cause of most gunfights--few of which bore any resemblance to the gentlemanly duel of earlier times. . . . Hickok’s gunfights were unusual in that most of them were ‘fair’ fights, not just killings resulting from rage, jealousy over a woman, or drunkenness. And, the majority of his encounters were in his role as lawman or as an individual upholding the law.”--from Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok (1837–1876) was a Civil War spy and scout, Indian fighter, gambler, and peace officer. He was also one of the greatest gunfighters in the West. His peers referred to his reflexes as “phenomenal” and to his skill with a pistol as “miraculous.” In Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter, Joseph G. Rosa, the world’s foremost authority on Hickok, provides an informative examination of Hickok’s many gunfights. Rosa describes the types of guns used by Hickok and illustrates his use of the plains’ style of “quick draw,” as well as examining other elements of the Hickok legend. He even reconsiders the infamous “dead man’s hand” allegedly held by Hickok when he was shot to death at age thirty-nine while playing poker. Numerous photographs and drawings accompany Rosa’s down-to-earth text.
Author: Joseph G. Rosa
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2012-11-28
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 0806179546
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHis contemporaries called him Wild Bill, and newspapermen and others made him a legend in his own time. Among western characters only General George Armstrong Custer and Buffalo Bill Cody are as readily recognized by the general public. In writing this biography, Joseph G. Rosa has expressed the hope that "Hickok emerges as a man and not a legend." For this comprehensive revision of his earlier biography of Wild Bill the author was allowed to work from newly available materials in the possession of the Hickok family. He also discovered new material pertaining to Wild Bill’s Civil War exploits and his service as a marshal and found the pardon file of his murderer, John McCall. Additional, rare photographs of Wild Bill are published here for the first time. The results of Rosa’s additional research make this second edition the best biography of Wild Bill likely to be written for years to come.
Author: Joseph G. Rosa
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEulogised 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.
Author: Max McCoy
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Published:
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 1628155140
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joseph G. Rosa
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1994-08-31
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780806126807
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOf all the Old West figures whose images eventually found their way into our popular culture, none was better known than Wild Bill Hickok. This book, a companion volume to Joseph Rosa’s exhaustive biography, They Called Him Wild Bill, reproduces in one volume nearly all the known portraits of Wild Bill, together with photographs of his family, his friends, his foes, and the places that knew him.
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Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780692970355
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Illustrated Life and Times of Wild Bill Hickok: The First Gunfighter
Author: Joseph G. Rosa
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2013-07-10
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0806150238
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“James Butler Hickok, generally called ‘Wild Bill,’ epitomized the archetypal gunfighter, that half-man, half-myth that became the heir to the mystique of the duelist when that method of resolving differences waned. . . . Easy access to a gun and whiskey coupled with gambling was the cause of most gunfights--few of which bore any resemblance to the gentlemanly duel of earlier times. . . . Hickok’s gunfights were unusual in that most of them were ‘fair’ fights, not just killings resulting from rage, jealousy over a woman, or drunkenness. And, the majority of his encounters were in his role as lawman or as an individual upholding the law.”--from Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok (1837–1876) was a Civil War spy and scout, Indian fighter, gambler, and peace officer. He was also one of the greatest gunfighters in the West. His peers referred to his reflexes as “phenomenal” and to his skill with a pistol as “miraculous.” In Wild Bill Hickok, Gunfighter, Joseph G. Rosa, the world’s foremost authority on Hickok, provides an informative examination of Hickok’s many gunfights. Rosa describes the types of guns used by Hickok and illustrates his use of the plains’ style of “quick draw,” as well as examining other elements of the Hickok legend. He even reconsiders the infamous “dead man’s hand” allegedly held by Hickok when he was shot to death at age thirty-nine while playing poker. Numerous photographs and drawings accompany Rosa’s down-to-earth text.
Author: Richard Matheson
Publisher: Forge Books
Published: 2009-08-04
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1429925906
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWild Bill Hickok was a celebrity before there ever was a Hollywood. And he was dead before he was forty. Now Richard Matheson, Spur Award-winning author of Journal of the Gun Years, delves into the life and times of James Butler Hickok . . . gunfighter, U.S. marshal, legend. The cruelty that turned him violent. The fears that drove him. And the historic events that cause his name to live on more than century later. A compelling vision of the man behind the myth--and an unforgettable journey into the American frontier. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Loren D. Estleman
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780385174695
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fictionalized account of the trial of Jack McCall, accused of shooting the legendary "Wild Bill" Hickock in the back during a card game.