Comments on: Wild Bill Hickok: Pistoleer, Peace Officer and Folk Hero

By: ty

ty — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:44:49 +0000

accurate

By: Neal Hilt

Neal Hilt — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:29:03 +0000

If you study closley the picture where Bill is standing with the ivory butts forward and knife in union belt..The gun butts are facing slightly outward where the top of the butts are even with the bisecpt of his arms. In my opinion this kept the guns close, and hard for someone to take em'. When Bill drew the colts his knuckles were facing each other then grasping the butts lifting while carefully turning and cocking the pistols to the firing postion. I don't think he cross drew because theres to much room for getting tangled up and would be a slower draw.

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Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:59:52 +0000

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By: Danny Davis

Danny Davis — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:00:59 +0000

James Butler Hickock had a protruding upper lip. While still in his teens, the men he worked with began calling him "Duck Bill".Hating the nick-name, and hearing it once to often, he became infuriated and severely beat the name caller, almost to death. Durring that encounter, an onlooker shouted "Go Wild Bill" The name stuck, James Hickock grew a mustache, and moved on as "Wild Bill".

By: required

required — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:42:24 +0000

one example to explain the accuracy of a person like hicock despite his failing eyesight, would be like putting your key in a familar door lock.

By: jon macvean

jon macvean — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:48:23 +0000

are there any historical documents that could tell me if jesse james robbed any banks in michigan in 1800 era and if he buried the money in caches in michigan any books on michigan treasures thanks jon macvean

By: George

George — Sat, 09 May 2009 07:32:42 +0000

Brett,
To answer one of your questions…
Hickok as playing cards with one of the saloon's
owners, Carl Mann, and Captain Frank Massey
and Charlie Rich.
The place was Nuttall & Mann's Number Ten
Saloon and the time was 4:15 in the afternoon.

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:38:57 +0000

/In answer to Austin's questions, please read Rosa's book "They Called Him Wild Bill." I think your questions would be totally answered. Wild Bill was an interesting character, one who did not like to be approached, and who could blame him as he did have enemies that wanted him dead. It seems to me that much was not thought of to kill a human in the 19th century — much hasn't changed except for the sophistication of the weaponry these days — and gambling and whiskey were to blame for most of the wild west of those days. I think I would have liked Wild Bill if I had ever met him — he was a kindly gentleman as well.

By: brett

brett — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:15:33 +0000

does any 1 know the names and or accounts of the men he was playing with the night he was shot? how much did he bet? did he like his hand so much and intent on the draw was slow to watch his back?
what about the bar tender?
isn't he the one who actually said he was holding aces and 8s?
who cleaned up the cards?
did they keep playing?
did he win?
who took the pot?

By: austin

austin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:06:26 +0000

Is it true that "Bill" remained an abolitionist all his life and that many of the men he'd killed inTexas & Kansas/Nebraska Territory
had abused Negros?