They Called Him Wild Bill: The Life and Adventures of James Butler HickokUniversity of Oklahoma Press, 28 nov 2012 - 399 páginas His 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. |
Índice
Introduction | 3 |
Chapter 1 The Boy and the Man | 10 |
Chapter 2 Incident at Rock Creek | 34 |
Chapter 3 Civil War Adventures | 53 |
Chapter 4 Springfield and a Date with Destiny | 72 |
Chapter 5 Deputy United States Marshal | 86 |
Chapter 6 Scouting for the Cavalry | 103 |
Chapter 7 A Visit Home and Back to the Plains | 129 |
Chapter 11 The Murder of Chief Whistler | 207 |
Chapter 12 The Women | 222 |
Chapter 13 A Stage Career with Buffalo Bill | 242 |
Chapter 14 A Man about Cheyenne | 262 |
Chapter 15 A Man Died in Deadwood | 279 |
Chapter 16 A Fitting Death for an Assassin | 312 |
Chapter 17 A Prince among Pistoleers | 338 |
A Chronology of Wild Bill | 350 |
Chapter 8 Peace Officer in Hays | 135 |
Chapter 9 A Wild West Show | 161 |
Chapter 10 Marshal of Abilene | 172 |
Bibliography | 354 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todo
They Called Him Wild Bill: The Life and Adventures of James Butler Hickok Joseph G. Rosa Vista previa restringida - 2012 |
They Called Him Wild Bill: The Life and Adventures of James Butler Hickok Joseph G. Rosa Vista previa restringida - 1979 |