ShortHand: Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane
Even among the countless legendary, larger-than-life characters from the glory days of the Wild West, two names stick out: Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane. But what’s the truth behind the sharp-shooting, whiskey-swilling, horse-riding legend? Well, saddle up, as ShortHand goes on the trail of history’s most notorious desperados.
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Sources:
Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane: Deadwood Legends - by James D. Laird (ISBN-13:978-0977795598)
The Real Deadwood: True Life Histories of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Outlaw Towns, and Other Characters of the Lawless West - by John Edward Ames (ISBN-13: 9781596090316)
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