Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In the annals of Old West gunfighters, almost everyone agrees that Wild Bill Hickok was head and shoulders above the rest. After all, he almost single-handedly created the town taming lawman who was quicker on the draw than anyone else. But was he too quick for his own good? Let's take a look at the evidence and determine once and for all what the truth is.
Bob Boze Bell is known as America's Western Storyteller. He is an artist, author, writer and serves as executive editor of True West magazine. Bell is a popular, sought-after figure in television documentaries about the Old West, appearing as an expert in dozens of Wild West history shows. Bell won an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of the PBS special, Outrageous Arizona, a zany look at the state's centennial, that he also wrote and helped direct. As an author, Bell has brought to life Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok in his best-selling Illustrated Life and Times series. His books Classic Gunfights I, II and III are must-reads about the most important Old West gunfights. Bell’s Bad Men is now in its fourth printing, while his illustrated autobiography, The 66 Kid: Raised on the Mother Road, gives personal insight into the passions that have driven him on his lifelong quest to interpret the history of the American West for audiences around the world.
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In the annals of Old West gunfighters, almost everyone agrees that Wild Bill Hickok was head and shoulders above the rest. After all, he almost single-handedly created the town taming lawman who was quicker on the draw than anyone else. But was he too quick for his own good? Let's take a look at the evidence and determine once and for all what the truth is.
Bob Boze Bell is known as America's Western Storyteller. He is an artist, author, writer and serves as executive editor of True West magazine. Bell is a popular, sought-after figure in television documentaries about the Old West, appearing as an expert in dozens of Wild West history shows. Bell won an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of the PBS special, Outrageous Arizona, a zany look at the state's centennial, that he also wrote and helped direct. As an author, Bell has brought to life Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok in his best-selling Illustrated Life and Times series. His books Classic Gunfights I, II and III are must-reads about the most important Old West gunfights. Bell’s Bad Men is now in its fourth printing, while his illustrated autobiography, The 66 Kid: Raised on the Mother Road, gives personal insight into the passions that have driven him on his lifelong quest to interpret the history of the American West for audiences around the world.
📚 Buy The Illustrated Life and Times of Wild Bill Hickok: store.truewestmagazine.com/tw-home-page/books/illustrated-life-and-times-of-wild-bill-hickok
🖥️ Visit our website: truewestmagazine.com
🛍️ Shop our store: store.truewestmagazine.com
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