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.
- ISBN10 0806112174
- ISBN13 9780806112176
- Publish Date June 1975
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 October 2003
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Oklahoma Press
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 399
- Language English