His contemporaries Called him Wild Bill, and newspapermen and others made him a legend in his own time.
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 posse.
In writing this biography, Joseph G.
Among western characters only General George Armstrong Custer and Buffalo Bill Cody are as readily recognized by the general public.
His contemporaries Called him Wild Bill, and newspapermen and others made him a legend in his own time