On July 3, 1925, legendary lawman Wyatt Earp wrote a heartfelt letter to silent film star William S. Hart, pleading with his ...

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

With historic items linked to figures like Pat Garrett and Wild Bill Hickok, the Autry Museum offers an unmatched journey ...

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) ...

Burrough, who comes to Waco’s Fabled Bookshop & Cafe on Tuesday night to talk about his book, does just that in his new effort, “The Gunfighters: How Texas Made The West Wild,” a survey ...

A former Union scout turned lawman, Hickok allegedly killed hundreds, but the real number, off the battlefield, was probably fewer than 10. The Texan outlaw John Wesley Hardin, on the other hand ...

Hickok’s tales from both sides of the law have gotten bigger in the telling, but the reality is still plenty wild. Considering that his legend was exaggerated even while he was still alive, it’s worth ...

Public Domain An 1873 cabinet card of Wild Bill Hickok. Soon after, Hickok rejoined the Union Army and the Jayhawkers, and then spent his post-war years working as a lawman in various positions across ...

The Origin Of His Name Came From His Nose Hulton Archive/Getty Images When he was born, Wild Bill Hickok was named James Butler Hickok. He was later given the nickname “Duck Bill” because of his ...

And, as far as history can tell us, the whole idea started with one of the Old West’s most famous gunfighters—Wild Bill Hickok. It happened when Wild Bill shot it out with Dave Tutt in the town square ...

DEADWOOD, S.D. (KTIV) - The story begins in Deadwood, South Dakota on Aug. 2, 1876. Wild Bill Hickok comes into his daily poker game. “Alright, alright. I’ll be there in a second. I gotta get ...

In adult life, Jane allegedly worked as a scout for the US Army, got involved in long-running conflicts with Native American tribes, and potentially shacked up with one of the frontier’s most revered ...