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Wild Bill Hickok Impact On American History

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“Will you let me go to hell the way I want to.” This famous line was said by Wild Bill
Hickok. Wild Bill was well known for being an outlaw and lawman. “His skills and a gunfighter and scout… provided the basis for his fame” (Wild 3) He also was a great gambler. Wild Bill
Hickok had a large impact on American history because of his life and death.
During Wild Bill Hickok’s life he was many things such as, an actor, gambler, lawman, and a marksman specialists. A legend during his life and considered one of the American west’s premier gunfighters James Butler (Wild Bill) Hickok was born May 27, 1837, in Troy Grove,
Illinois. He was the son of William Alonzo and Polly Butler Hickok, he was by all accounts a master marksman from an early age. Hickok …show more content…

But the
U.S. marshals were on his trail and McCall was arrested on August 29, 1876, in Laramie, where he was held before he was extracted to Yankton, South Dakota. The trial began on December 4, and it only took two days for jury to find McCall guilty. He was sentenced to death on January 3,
1877 and on March 1, he was executed by hanging.(Wild3)
There are many things about Wild Bill Hickok that a lot of people Wouldn’t know.
George Bush, the 43rd president of the United States and his father the 41st president are direct descendents of Hickok's mother. Another myth that has plagued Wild Bill Hickok's memory is his involvement with Calamity Jane. History records, and personal memories have …show more content…

The closest thing Hickok ever had to do with her was to share the same area of the country for a brief time. The claim that Calamity Jane’s last wish was to be buried next to Wild Bill has also been debunked. In August of 1903 Calamity died from alcoholism. Before her burial some of her “friends” conceived the plan to bury her next to Wild
Bill. She had never voiced such a desire.(The)
Wild Bill Hickok’s life and death made a large impact on American history. Wild Bill will never be forgotten. I wonder what the world would be like if we had more people that could run lawless towns, just like Wild Bill Hickok?
Works Cited
Bankes, James . "Wild Bill Hickok." Historynet . Historynet, 2017. Web. 20 Apr. 2017.
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"Wild Bill Hickok is murdered." Wild Bill Hickok is murdered . N.p., 2017. Web. 21 Apr.
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"Wild Bill Hickok." Biography.com . A&E Networks Television, 08 Feb. 2016. Web. 28 Apr. 2017.
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.com editors, B. "Wild Bill Hickok Biography.com." The Biograohy.com website . A&E
Television Networks, n.d. Web. 11 May 2017. . wild3^^^^ "The Life and Legend of: Wild Bill Hickok." Kids-n-Cowboys . N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May
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