Overview
-- Biographies of famous and infamous men and women of the Western frontier.-- Entices the reluctant reader to relive the exciting days of the Wild West.
-- Each book contains a glossary, a further reading list, and an index.
Chronicles the life of the Western lawman Wild Bill Hickok.
Synopsis
-- Biographies of famous and infamous men and women of the Western frontier.
-- Entices the reluctant reader to relive the exciting days of the Wild West.
-- Each book contains a glossary, a further reading list, and an index.
Children's Literature
This revised edition (originally published in 1992) offers additional photographs and outside resources to aid young researchers. Wild Bill Hickok's life is introduced with a lively anecdote that illustrates his adventurous spirit and skilled marksmanship, helping to illustrate the subject's character and simultaneously draw in readers. The rest of the book is a more or less straightforward chronological narrative of Hickok's life and career, focusing on his early life, his Civil War experiences, and his careers as lawman, scout, and showman. Throughout, the text offers lively, specific anecdotes that help personalize Wild Bill's life story and provide plenty of Old West color to the tale. The book is illustrated primarily with archival photographs and prints. Ancillary materials include a glossary, suggestions for further reading, and a list of Internet addresses for additional information about Wild Bill and the Wild West. Reviewer: Norah Piehl