Imagining Wild Bill James Butler Hickok in war, media, and memory / Paul Ashdown, and Edward Caudill.

Author/creator Ashdown, Paul, 1944-
Other author Caudill, Edward, 1953-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCarbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2020]
Descriptionxi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Portion of title James Butler Hickok in war, media, and memory
SeriesEngaging the Civil War
Contents 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.
Abstract "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."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-243) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2019050547
ISBN9780809337880 (paperback)
ISBN(ebook)