Wild Bill Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok was an American frontiersman, lawman, and gunfighter of the Old West, born James Butler Hickok in 1837.
He served as a scout, spy, and marshal in various Kansas towns, gaining fame for his marksmanship and involvement in shootouts.
His reputation grew through dime novels and Wild West shows.
He was shot dead while playing poker in Deadwood in 1876, holding what became known as the "dead man's hand"—aces and eights.
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
- DeadwoodOld mining boomtown
- drawCreate with pencil
- hatGarment for the head
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
Calamity Jane · revolver · quick draw · poker · Abilene · badge · dime novels · American Civil War · gunslinger · shootouts · soldier · rifle · Dodge City · lawman · marshal · law and order · bullet · gambler
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
- gunslingersgunslinger, gunfighter, gunman, quickdraw, fast draw
- South DakotaMount Rushmore, Badlands, Black Hills, Sioux Falls, Pierre
- American folklorePaul Bunyan, tall tales, folk heroes, John Henry, folk narratives
Wild Bill HickokJesse James
Infamous frontier bandit
Billy the Kid · Butch Cassidy · Doc Holliday · outlaw · desperado
Wild Bill Hickoktenderfoot
Inexperienced beginner
greenhorn · city slicker · pacifist · schoolmarm · dude
Wild Bill HickokJesse James
Infamous frontier bandit
Billy the Kid · Butch Cassidy · Black Bart · outlaws · bandits
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