wild bill hickok

The sun dropped below the rim of the mountains surrounding a canvas-covered arena set up in the heart of the business district in Denver, Colorado.   The ringing notes of a six-piece band playing “Camptown Races” washed over the packed crowd. It was 1875 and an eager audience was on its feet cheering when Buffalo Bill’s...

Agnes Lake Hickok, Wild Bill’s Wife It wasn’t easy being married to the deadliest pistoleer in the Old West, but Agnes Lake Hickok wasn’t one to shy away from difficulty. She was more than ten years older than Wild Bill Hickok when they married on March 5, 1876, and a fairly well-known woman in her...