Topic: Wild Bill Hickok

Wild Bill Hickok

Hickok(James Butler Hickok) (1837-1876), a United States scout, frontier lawman, and gambler. “Wild Bill,” with his long flowing hair and buckskin...

Biography: Wild Bill Hickok

The history of the American West is filled with a treasure trove of colorful and interesting personalities from Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday to Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill Cody. Many would become bigger than life as legends grew around them and ...

Deadwood

Created by David Milch, Deadwood was a Western Golden Globe . Timothy Olyphant - Seth Bullock Ian McShane - Al Swearengen Molly Parker - Alma Garret Ellsworth Jim Beaver - Whitney Ellsworth Powers Boothe - Cy Tolliver John Hawkes - Sol Star Paula Malcomson - Trixie William Sanderson - E. B ...
A game once held dear to the cowboy, the criminal and the law-man in pre-20th Century times, poker is now enjoyed by more than 7% of the World's population, which is saying a lot for it's popularity. In basements and ...

Board game reviews: Balderdash

Balderdash and its successor, Beyond Balderdash, are two of the best games to play when hosting a small party or get-together. The player who selects the word announces and spells the word for the rest of the players. They then have a ...

A Flaneur In New York (11: The Heist)

Joy of the heist: Belmondo in That Man From Rio Monday Oct. 18 and Tuesday Oct. 19: There's a movie I want to see, even though I'm on holiday from...

KIDS OF SUMMER

Ridin? a bean-stick pony with a shoestring for a bridleSix guns strapped around our waist; gunslinger our titleWe roamed the town of Pretend with the best of intentionsWe were the kids of summer playing cowboys ?n injuns??Cap guns were our Christmas ...
The White Buffalo (1977) is a strange kind of western about a monster buffalo and the crossing of paths of two real life western legends, Wild Bill Hickok and Crazy Horse. It stars Charles Bronson and is not very well known and ...
If you love western decor and want to add a real touch of authenticity to it, then adding some Wild Bill Hickok memorabilia to it will really spark it up. You might even want to?pair up the Hickock memorabilia?some Annie ...

Wild Bill Hickok

Life and career Early life Hickok was born in Homer, Illinois (what is now Troy Grove) on May 27, 1837. His birthplace is now the Wild Bill Hickok Memorial, a listed historic site under the supervision of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency ...