"Wild" Bill Hickok: Lawman, Legendary Gun Fighter (d. 1876)

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He drank, he brawled, he loved the cards—and the ladies—and treated them both with respect. He could be a gentleman or a cold-blooded shooter, depending on the occasion. Here to tell the story of “Wild” Bill Hickok is Roger McGrath, author of Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier.