Imagining Wild Bill : James Butler Hickok in war, media, and memory /

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"By investigating the allure and power of Wild Bill Hickok's myth, Ashdown and Caudill explain how American journalism and popular culture have shaped the way Civil War-era figures are remembered and reveal how Americans have embraced violence as entertainment."--

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Ashdown, Paul, 1944- (Auteur), Caudill, Edward, 1953- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]
Collection:Engaging the Civil War
Sujets:
Hickok, Wild Bill, > 1837-1876.
Hickok, Wild Bill, > 1837-1876 > In mass media.
Hickok, Wild Bill, > 1837-1876 > In literature.
Peace officers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life.
Literature.
Mass media.
Peace officers.
West (U.S.) > Biography.
West United States.
Biographies.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Strange Ripples: A Brief Life Story
  • Hickok and the Press: A Durable Story
  • Dime Novels: The West Conquers the East
  • A Country in the Mind: Hickok in Literature
  • Box Office Bill: Hickok in the Movies
  • Fancied Up Rooster: Hickok in Radio and Television
  • Scribes and Tourists: The Hickok Hunters in Deadwood
  • Conclusions: The Last Remaining Home
  • Epilogue: Hickok in Biography and History; An Essay on Sources.

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