Hickok, ‘Wild Bill’
Hickok, ‘Wild Bill’ ( James Butler) (1837–76) US frontiersman. A renowned marksman, he was a scout first with the Union Army during the American Civil War, and then with George Custer. He served as US marshal in Kansas (1869–71), and later toured with the Wild West show of ‘Buffalo Bill’. He was shot dead while playing poker.
More From encyclopedia.com
Buffalo Bill , The controversial, half-fictitious career of William Frederick Buffalo Bill' Cody (1846-1917), American scout and publicist, helped create the protot… William Frederick Cody , William Frederick Cody (1846-1917)
Sources
Scout and showman
Varied Career. William Frederick Cody, known as “Buffalo Bill,” was born in LeClaire, Io… Wild West Show , Colorful Effects. From 1883 to 1916 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show enjoyed a place as the “National Entertainment.” Ownership and the show’s title cha… Oscar Wilde , Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was one of the most prominent and influential figures of the fin de siècle. Playwright, author, journalist, dandy-aesthete, w… boat-billed heron , boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) See ARDEIDAE; COCHLEARIIDAE. Bill ★★★ 1981 , bill1 / bil/ • n. 1. an amount of money owed for goods supplied or services rendered, set out in a printed or written statement of charges: he was ru…
About this article
Wild Bill Hickok
All Sources -
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Wild Bill Hickok