description: 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 Bills additional research make this second edition the best biography of Wild Bill likely to be written for years to come.
language: English
title: they called him wild bill: the man be
titlecomplete: they called him wild bill: the man be
characters: Wild Bill Hickok
genres: Historical, Biography, Westerns, Nonfiction, American History, History
ratings_count: 83