Imagining Wild Bill : James Butler Hickok in war, media, and memory /
By investigating the allure and power of Wild Bill Hickok's myth, Ashdown and Caudill explain how American journalism and popular culture have shaped the way Civil War-era figures are remembered and reveal how Americans have embraced violence as entertainment.
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Engaging the Civil War.
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| Summary: | By investigating the allure and power of Wild Bill Hickok's myth, Ashdown and Caudill explain how American journalism and popular culture have shaped the way Civil War-era figures are remembered and reveal how Americans have embraced violence as entertainment. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780809337880 0809337886 |