The manner of his death would only add to his status as an American legend. Here’s what happened. James Butler Hickok, better known by his nickname of “Wild Bill Hickok,” was a man of many ...

What was it like to live in the Wild West? By 1865, over 30,000 miles of train tracks crisscrossed the United States. With the Civil War over — and many people unshackled from slavery — millions of ...