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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Ashdown, Paul, 1944- (Author), Caudill, Edward (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]
Series:	Engaging the Civil War.
Subjects:	Hickok, Wild Bill, > 1837-1876. Hickok, Wild Bill, > 1837-1876 > In mass media. Hickok, Wild Bill, > 1837-1876 > In literature. Peace officers > West (U.S.) > Biography. Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) West (U.S.) > Biography.

Table of Contents:

Strange Ripples: A Brief Life Story
Hickok and the Press: A Durable Story
Dime Novels: The West Conquers the East
A Country in the Mind: Hickok in Literature
Box Office Bill: Hickok in the Movies
Fancied Up Rooster: Hickok in Radio and Television
Scribes and Tourists: The Hickok Hunters in Deadwood
Conclusions: The Last Remaining Home
Epilogue: Hickok in Biography and History; An Essay on Sources.