This article was written by James Holloway, Special to The Post. Holloway is a writer in the process of moving to Vicksburg, ...

Marshal Wild Bill Hickok, right, killed saloon owner Phil Coe and fellow lawman Mike Williams while responding to a disturbance in Abilene, Kansas, in 1871. (American Stock/Getty Images) ...

Texas author Bryan Burrough knew he wanted to write book on gunfighters of the American West, but struggled with the angle: Could he say anything new about the likes of Jesse James, Billy the Kid ...

Many now-famous outlaws made a name for themselves her such as Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok, and Potatoe Creek Johnny. NOW: Deadwood, South Dakota Universal Images Group via Getty Images Since the ...

In terms of narrative incident, Calamity Jane feels rather thin. In the film version, the love-hate relationship between Calamity and Wild Bill Hickok—memorably played by Howard Keel—emerges ...

And my Old West alias is Tame Bill. The only true face-to-face, walk-down gunfight that ever occurred in the West was when Wild Bill Hickok faced down Davis Tutt in Springfield, Missouri, in 1865.

On August 2, 1876, “Doc” Peirce was called upon to make Wild Bill Hickok ready for his final resting place after Hickok was murdered in Deadwood. Peirce later wrote to William Hooker, “I was ...

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock It was nice reading the other posts, for I too was a huge fan of The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock. Although I was very young, I still remember sitting on a ...

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock It was nice reading the other posts, for I too was a huge fan of The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock. Although I was very young, I still remember sitting on a ...

The gun collection helps explain how the West changed as weapons got better. Rare guns on display include Wyatt Earp’s Colt Peacemaker and Wild Bill Hickok’s Smith & Wesson Model 2. Visitors can see ...