Wild Bill Hickok Essays

James Butler Hickok, a.k.a. Wild Bill Hickok, was born in Troy Grove, Illinois, on May 27, 1837. Wild Bill Hickok was known for a very famous gunfighter, gambler, showman, and lawman. James Hickok grew up with four brothers and two sisters. Bill’s parents helped smuggle slaves out of the South by operating a station along the Underground Railroad. Because Hickok’s involvement of illegally helping slaves out of the South, he was introduced to gunfights and fighting at a very early age in his life

Wild Bill Hickok Should the world trust an outlaw to be a marshal? Wild Bill Hickok was able to change the way he thought from being a cold blooded killer. He was significant enough to be considered one of the top one hundred Americans in history according to the Smithsonian. Wild Bill Hickok was born on May 27, 1837 in Troy Grove, Illinois. He was the son of William Alonzo and Polly Butler Hickok (Fishwick). Before being called Wild Bill Hickok, his original name was James Butler Hickok. The way

Wild bill Hickok had a very interesting life. He had a career as a stagecoach driver and rose all the way up to a sheriff. He had many bad habits as a drinker, a gambler, and a gun slinger.His bad habits lead to his death. Wild Bill Hickok was a very controversial law man. James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok also known as “man-killer”, was born on May 27, 1837 in Troy Grove, Illinois (infoplease.com). Troy Grove also referred to as “home” by wild bill, was then and still is now a small clean agricultural

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)

James Butler Hickok, also known as Wild Bill Hickok, was born on May 27th, 1837, in Troy Grove, Illinois. During his life Wild Bill Hickok did a vast amount of incredible acts such as being a drover, wagon master, soldier, spy, scout, lawman, gunfighter, gambler, showman, and actor. He is most notibly remembered as being the sheffif of two ruthless towns in Kansas, both of which he helped become better the lawless towns. Wild Bill Hickok was an integral part in helping the United States’ Western

Old West legend and lore is Wild Bill Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876); Through Harper 's Magazine, exaggerated accounts of Wild Bill 's exploits served to inflame the publics ' imagination . On July 12, 1861, old Wild Bill Hickok was recorded to have engaged in his first gun battle. He was quoted afterward as saying, "I was wild and I struck savage blows." This statement ultimately led to his nom de plume of 'Wild Bill. ' Bill was born as James Butler Hickok on May 27, 1837 in Troy Grove

Christopher Columbus, said first discoverer of the New World, was credited this title because his personal discovery of the New World was not only lasting and lead to the beginning of exploration and colonization, but he also had documented/published proof or “record” of this new land, which included his journal entries, unlike the explorers before him. However, around 1000 A.D., years and years before Columbus went to new land, a Viking man named Leif Eriksson hit the land of Canada after his father

¨Pow Pow,” there are many famous outlaws from the old west and many to choose from. One of the many infamous people of our world is an outlaw of the wild west by the name of Jesse James well known for robbing bank, stagecoaches, and banks. Jesse was born on Jesse was born on September 5th, 1847 and died on 3 April 1882 at age 34. He was born in Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA. Jesse was involved in two gangs the first one was the Quantrill's Raiders and the second was the James-Younger gang

Jimmy Hoffa’s full name was James Riddle Hoffa. Jimmy Hoffa was born in Brazil, Indiana on February 14, 1913. Hoffa moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1924 when he was about eleven. After his father who was a popular coal miner passed away when Hoffa was only seven years old. Little did he know he was gonna call Michigan home for the rest of his life. Hoffa began working at Kroger’s warehouse when he was a teenager. The standard wages and abusive supervisors also lack of security made the employees feel

The Dead man at the Bar What happened at Bill’s Bar? On March 5, 1898 at 10:35pm a man was killed. It Happen in Circle city at Bill’s Bar in Alaska. The man was killed by a dog called Buck. The bartender at Bill’s Bar, Luke smith said “Black burton was picking a quarrel with a man about whose dog was faster. Then a man name John thornton and the Buck converged to the bar.”As John Thornton walked in he see two men pick a quarrel that looks like it was getting out of hand and tries to stop the disagreement

My paper is going to be about Wild Bill’s life as a gunfighter and his gambling addiction. He was a good gunfighter, but had a problem with gambling. I’ll be talking about what people thought about him. How he gambled and about how he was feared. I'll also talk about what led him to be a gunfighter. When he was born, and when he died. Wild Bill was born in Troy Grove, Illinois, on May 27, 1837. Hickok was born into a family with 5 children. Wild Bill wanted to abolish slavery he joined a group of

Would you give everything up to pursue a wild dream of living off the grid? Free from modern stresses and the ever haunting technological presents. That is what Christopher McCandless did in the book and film "Into The Wild". McCandless had just graduated top of his class and a successful athlete instead of starting his life and career, he abandons his family gives away his money and sets off to Alaska to escape from the pressures of his home and future. In McCandless 's situation, I know I would

Title: Forrest Gump Author: Director-Robert Zemeckis Screenplay-Eric Roth Text Type: film Forrest Gump is a dark comedy about a slow witted man and his life. The adventures he goes on and the things he learns on these adventures. The movie starts with him sitting at a bus stop where he then begins to tell a stranger about his life, how he meets his friend jenny, how he went to college for football, he went to war in Vietnam and was awarded a medal, he went into the prawn fishing business, he became

The story of Chris McCandless has become a pop culture phenomenon. Many are fascinated by his desire to abandon his family and society and “walk into the wild” (Krakauer 69).  Newscasts, magazine articles, movies, and books have tried to define what motivated him to give up everything for his Alaskan odyssey; however, the answers died with McCandless. People make assumptions about him without knowing his entire story.  McCandless chose to do the unconventional, making people think he was either foolish

Into Thin Air By Jon Krakauer Into Thin Air is a non-fiction and adventure book that details the disaster that occurred in 1996 at Mount Everest, and it started as a magazine article. The book is a personal account of the author Jon Krakauer, a professional writer and mountaineering hobbyist, who was sent on the Everest expedition by Outside Magazine with the task of writing an article about his experience. In my opinion, people should read Into Thin Air because it is a story about survival, and

Into the Wild Life in the wild is not for everyone, as Chris McCandless himself proved. In the novel Into the Wild Chris was driven by anger and curiosity; always enjoyed nature and the outdoors. His family was one of the reasons why he chose to isolate himself from the real world, he needed to experience new feelings other than the hatred he’s had throughout his entire life. On his journey he was able to accomplish a number of things: peace of mind, travel, and write a book. What Chris did not expect

The trek Christopher McCandless took baffled many, and it was hard to fathom why such a promising young man would embark on such an audacious and dangerous journey; however, Krakauer’s novelization of that undertaking pulls the reader through not just McCandless’ journey but his philosophy and thoughts as well. Without the in-depth examination of McCandless as a person, it is easy for many to write him off as reckless and his death being a waste, but Krakauer paints McCandless’ expedition as one

In the book “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless had many decisions to leave his old life behind and start over. Chris’ decision to leave was justified for the following reasons. When he suddenly disappeared, it made it easier for him to let go of his past and focus on what he wants to do in the future. McCandless could make all his own decisions, nobody had a chance to tell him that he could not leave and certainly did not allow anyone to find out where he was going. Finally he didn’t

No one ever wants to be lonely, especially at a time of need, so can you even imagine what it’s like to be alone at a time when you’re fearing for your life? These circumstances appear both the classic film, High Noon, and the story, “The Most Dangerous Game.” High Noon, written by Carl Foreman, tells the story of the marshal of a Western town called Hadleyville who is trying to protect his town and himself from a gang of culprits. “The Most Dangerous Game” is about a hunter who’s stranded on a remote

Transcendentalism is a controversial movement that was a protest to intellectualism and spirituality at the time. These ideals were outlined in David Thoreau 's Walden, which described his journey living in the forest, and what he learned from it. He believed that people should remove themselves from society to further their “journey” to become a better person, and not be so reliant on society. Despite his interesting topic, the message that he is trying to convey is dangerous. I do not believe his