Let's talk about James Butler Hickok...

If I could sit with anyone in history for 1 hour and talk about life Hickok would definitely be one of my options.

My great+ grandfather was a friend of Wild Bill’s. My grandfather carried the news of the Wounded Knee Massacre and was paid several hundred dollars for it. He was married to my grandmother Emma who was Oglala Lakota, they had a ranch and a store on the Pine Ridge reservation. He started out when he was young as a cattle driver in Dodge City, became a scout for General Crook, fought Crazy Horse (who is a cousin of another grandfather of mine) he arrived at the battle of the Little Bighorn after it had happened. He was most definitely part of the old Wild West. His name was Richard (Dick) Clancy Stirk. He told the story of how he and Wild Bill were in a bar in Cheyenne, a “tough” came in yelling that he was “looking for Wild Bill,” well Bill calls out, “here I am,” then the tough turned around and ran right back out.

I just discovered your channel last night. I am a history scholar myself, currently working on my master's degree. In my historiography course discussion board, I had written about making written history entertaining while still being true to the evidence. One of my classmates asked how I planned on doing that....Well....THIS STYLE RIGHT HERE IS HOW! I have now watched several of your videos and I absolutely LOVE this channel! I plan on passing the link along to as many of my classmates as I can. THANKS for having quality scholarship AND quality entertainment value as well!❤

I love just reclining back, closing my eyes and listening to you tell these stories. Awesome!

I was in Deadwood last year. I am not a biker, but one of my daughters dates a biker and so I bought a Motorcycle in order to join her in riding. This is what took me to Deadwood. It is right next to Sturgis and we went there for the rally. Today, Deadwood is a long row of gift shops, a few bars and a LOT of Harley Davidson displays. There are signs here and there letting you know about spots where Wild Bill stood and did this and that. But on the whole, it is very much a Biker sort of town. It's not my scene, personally, but most of the people are actually very nice and I had a good time there. Next up: "Jack" is no one's real name, unless their parents are illiterate. "Jack" is always a nickname for John.

I love history.... Your take on things is great.

I watched a documentary on Wild Bill, and the documentary implied heavily that the incident that broke Wild Bill and lead to his life going in a downward spiral was the night when he tragically killed his own deputy, a close friend, by mistake. The documentary said that afterwards, Bill's conscience tormented him after that, and he never recovered from the fact that he not only killed an innocent man, but also a friend, which seems to be in keeping with Bill's character, as the documentary said that Bill was "a righteous man of justice," especially when you consider how he stood up for a young Bill Cody when the latter was being bullied by teamsters, and in that same documentary, a historian described Bill this way: "Wild Bill Hickok was so pretty that it hurts. He was truly a compassionate man, he was a decent man, his eyes would reflect that compassion. But if you ever challenged him, he could stare down a rattlesnake." As far as Wild Bill's rough tactics as a lawman, especially his seemingly "shoot first and ask questions later" policy, which would probably never fly at all in today's world, I think especially for his time they were necessary, as Wild Bill was up against very dangerous men who wouldn't hesitate to kill him, and that's why he wouldn't hesitate to do the same.

Private Peter Pelican tongue twister was golden! I literally laughed out loud. Priceless

Thank goodness, a video not trying to explain the Isreal Palestine conflict to me! Much needed.

The fact Wild Bill and John Harden crossed paths is crazy imagine what shenanigans they got up to!

I got 3/4 of the way through the Spotify copy of this before realizing I watched them all already. But, if it gets my boy paid or more eye balls I'm here for it.

Thus is the most interesting interpretation of the Wild Bill story I've heard. Keep these great stories going.

hello josh, i joined about a min ago, i told you my intent on supporting your channel, so i can't talk the talk and not get with the walk!! - So i'm in, glad to be a member my buddy, i'm proud of the kick ass work you do daily...tku josh.

Wow, Mr Hickok was a legend in his own time! John P.

I grew up in Fairbury, NE (pronounced “Fair-Berry” btw). My parents live about 2 miles from Rock Creek Station. It’s not north of town, it’s east, about 5 1/2 miles. It almost burned down this last summer! Everyone here believes McCanles was the aggressor, fwiw. He showed up angry and spoiling for a fight.

A1.I like it. 16 months +now. Already got my full motorcycle license. New bike. Theses help the time pass. God bless.

I listen to these too fall asleep. But I can't with your voice. Sounds like I'm listening to Kenny Powers giving me an awesome history lesson lol it would be picture if you just sweared more like him haha. Gotta save these for cooking, driving, runs and ask the active stuff. Ain't no way I can sleep thru this lol. Keep it up

Its amazing how far people traveled back then.

In regards to Hickok & McCandles, in the words of the legendary Tuco, ",If you're going to shoot, shot. Don't talk."

Wild Bill was a true badass! Rest In Peace!

I love the fact your latest videos have been 2 hours plus.

Enjoy the content, helps me make it through a bad day at work

Love these compilation editions, great for long road trips. Buckle up.

Great video, kept me interested right to the end! Enjoyed your style of narration too. The film "Wild Bill" with Jeff Bridges as Hickok in the 90's sparked my interest in Wild Bill. The man was a colorful character for sure. I've been around and done many things in my time, but I think Hickok did far more in his 39 years than I have in 60.

I have noticed some "views" r more accepted than others , truth isn't always popular, keep up the good work W.W.E.👍

I found you by accident, and I absolutely love your style of narration. While I love history, I had never been particularly interested in the Wild West. You make it interesting. Thank you!

Great balance on a legendary man josh love it

thank you kindly josh!

i heard it was 70 yards conservative, it was measured!! and it was a heart shot. Bill practiced everyday, and he had accurate ammo from a long barrel, with i believe 36 cal full jacket, pointy copper head type rounds, with extremely quality guns, constantly maintained, properly oiled, elbow grease etc...i even heard he used to blow into each chamber before inserting a round. When asked why he did this, he said - '' i have to be sure when i pull''... What does this all mean? something scary - that mid-chest shot at about 210ft UNDER PRESSURE was not luck!!! p.s. i also believe bill did not start these type fights, he had a magnanimous friendly nature with a great sense of humor, i believe he had a stead fast conviction even to a fault of finishing these fights tho. All in all his living legend was earned thru his natural actions not self promotion that much i really believe. He used to make fun of himself telling ridiculous story's - like the 100 Indians chasing him, on horse back while he only had 2 six shooters, he said i shot 12 of them dead, then while everyone listening at a card game, while on edge said o.k. but then what happened with the 80 some odd Indians, bill said... ''they killed me'' - while the room busted out laughing. lol... thats not a man trying to self promote. so i kinda like him.

Before premonitions or visions,get your ticket from a Roman cross to make sure of your destination...great commentary on the whole Josh😅

😂Your stuff is GREAT. You need a TV Show!❤

Just stumbled upon your channel the other night, Its quickly turned into my go to channel to listen too while getting ready for bed at night! Awesome story telling..and loving it!

Oh man this will be great listening for when I cook dinner soon. Love your channel!

Peter pelican 😂 reminds me of my buddy Peter pappas, whenever I’d go to Peter’s house as a teenager my dad would ask if I’m going to Peter pappas’ pizza party. Little did my dad know, I was going to Peter pappas’ pizza and pot party 😂

Dude, you are funny as hell

Bill went back to Niagara area primarily to follow a very talented dance tightrope walker Bill had serious love for...but when he saw the lady never wanted to move back west,left her&moved back&sadly to his demise.

I couldn't let the setup for the Hickok/Davis shoot out go by without commenting on the distance between the two men was 75 yrds . (= 3/4 the distance on a football field.) This is a hard shoot for today's men shooting modern 6 shooters and one handed to boot. I don't know Davis's gun cleaning routine but I do know of Bill's daily routine of emptying both of his Navy Colt 36 caliber revolvers and replacing totally with fresh powder and caps. There was no fancy way to emptying ones pistols but to go out back of the hotel take aim at whatever you see and shoot at the target. Bill used this time to understand how his faster 36 cal rounds would drop slower at these distances because they were faster getting to the target than the heavier and larger rounds. Wild Bill knew at 75 yards he would have to aim a foot over Davis's head to get the bullet to hit his heart. It seemed Bill had practiced this shot his whole life for this one show-down. Even knowing this it's a little nerve wracking when someone is shooting back. He must have had ice water running through his vanes to hold steady and shoot. Reports said Davis's bullets were hitting in front of Bill as Bills first and only shot pierced Davis's heart. I own 2 navy 44spl open-tops revolvers to acknowledge Wild Bill's planning ahead of time & just how all this was going down. Remember Bill stopped Davis at 75 yours away = 450 feet. Davis was guessing while Wild Bill had this shot in his pocket. Oddly, Colt would soon market case cartridges the next year leaving the old "Open-Top" black powder frame for 18 months before adding the now traditional top strap to their pistols. Of all the gun play that happened during the old west, this true tail of Wild Bill getting his grandfathers watch back is my favorite one.

Wild Bill is one of those few characters who actually lived up to the legend. Close enough for my standards anyways.

I’m LDS, thanks for the disclaimer 😁

Looks like I might not get sleep tonight, well if it’s over before daylight 🤞

"that said, for old Jack, it would be final jeopardy" 😂😂😂 quality

My wife and I love your channel and I also share your channel on my black powder firearms guns groups on FB. Thank you for

Just found this video and subscribed right away. Absolutely love it!!!!

I'm always here for over two hours of content from you! WAHOOOO

Keep up the excellent work Josh! Myself and many others really enjoy your work.

I'm so glad I found this channel, I was so tired of Crime docs that I was starting to think about doing a crime! 😂😂

"Were not saying u cant carry a gun. Ya just can't carry a gun in town"! Nailed it Sam Elliot( Virgil)

Thanks Josh, you have the best channel on yt.

I am an old fart now. As a kid, I remember the TV show Wild Bill Hickok starring Guy Madison as Wild Bill, and Andy Devine as Jingles P Jones.

Great Storytelling 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

I appreciate the focus on digging up less known info and trying to figure out the truth about the wild west. Good content, not boring (unless you ask the mrs). Keep up the good work!

Thanks!

I subscribed with your link due to this great audio 👍

Great video Thanks 👍

Hard to believe that he was only 39 when he was killed. Most actors that played him in film were older.

Your show us great

His betrayal in Deadwood was good entertainment. “ Charlie ,Will you let me go to hell like I want to without pissing in my ear ?!!”

Another fine effort Josh. Thank You.

Have to say "Jolly foul-mouthed" Josh these longer episodes are in my opinion much more entertaining. Do understand that it's way more work than usual. Once in awhile these long episodes would be great!! 🐴🐎🐴 Yeeeeeehhaaaaa

Thank you brother I love your pod cast

Your awesome and awesome video

Awesome video! Learned so much from this. Bucket list is to stop in at a lot of these areas buffalo bill lived/worked at.

Wild Bill Bigcock 😂

I'm a big fan of your Narratives Josh! Especially the one on Ned Christie the Cherokee outlaw, we share a lot of similar suspicions about how he was just a convient scapehoat.

This is epic! I'm glad I found your page! I wanna hear about Sidney Ne. The toughest town on the tracks!

😂 dam Sam, I still haven't figured out how many Pickled Peppers did Peter Piper picked ! 😂 You are the best storyteller and historian this side of the Pecos 😂 I didn't know Wild Bill was all over the midwest, Kansas 'n Missouri, were I stem from. 😮 Shawnee, Independence, Sedalia and very possible he crossed our land in south KC if he was involved with Russell 'n the Pony Express. Also a wagon master, he may have known my Great-grandfather! Love it 😊

Not that McCall didn’t have it coming but something occurred to me. If the original trial was considered illegitimate because it happened in a territory outside of the United States, then how exactly was McCall tried in another court for a crime that would have been considered to have been committed in a foreign land? How would a U.S. court have had jurisdiction?

Fairbury Nebraska is just North of Dinglebury Nebraska. Great hunting...

Just keep on putting out good stories and I'll keep my subscription. Enjoy your show very much. You tell a story well. At least you can pronounce rivers, names of towns and people 's names compared to other ones it's been my misfortune to listen to. Keep it up. Great show.

We need a video on the correlation between majestic mustaches and overall badassery

i pratice now & then quick drawing a holstered gun ive gotten so fast i never see myself shoot :)

Much enjoyed this one Josh. I learned more than a few facts as opposed to all the myths.Not an expert, but I have been in the medical field for much of my life. Back then most had access to and used what we consider "Hard Drugs" it was cheap, plentiful and of course legal. Mr. Hickok likely was a self medicated soul. He would have been cognitive of the fact it would make him most venerable, in a sense, he would not have been an "addict" per say. My guess would be on occasion... As you are fond of sayin' who knows? Thanks for making my days tolerable. Loved me some Deadwood. I busted a gut at your need a smoke after reading what Mrs. Custer had to say.

I am distantly related to a shootist named John King Fisher aka King Fisher. From what I have read he was everything that people said he was either it good or bad. He was supposed to be a deadly shot with two pistols at once. My dad had letters that his great grandmother had from family members talking about him and some of the things he had done.

I love your podcast wow bro how you make the west interesting and funny great I love it

3rd cousin is fair game, hay sometimes pickings aren’t always favorable.

First time listening in on your channel and loving your commentary! You've just become one of my favorite go to's.

I was just recently in Deadwood specifically to visit Wild Bill Hickocks and Calamity Jane’s graves. It was a nice town, and while driving down mainstreet we passed by the location where Wild Bill was killed. I had always wanted to visit these graves.

I live in Oklahoma. My grandfather had several uncles who came here with his father from Virginia in around 1895. All of them had nicknames and most ended up on their grave markers . Nick Names were Sol, Mose, Gator, and Boss these are the onesI can remember. 😂

Love your podcast bro

Wild Bill was what you would call a “HD”, “Butcher”, “Three Gun”, “Three Legs”, etc. Thus, James was packing steel even when his pistols were in his room. That is the reason the ladies thought he was such a hunk of burning love.

I just checked out you're shirt on Redford and liver eating jhonson thank you that was most informative

Bill s favourite&most accurate was the 36 Navy,but did have those dragoons.Bill triple checked his Navy s before he left his house to face anyone perchace

I found this by falling asleep letting KZfaq run. As I'm waking up listening I'm like blasphemy wtf this guy talking about? Sub and listening 😁

Who wouldn’t rather gamble than eat😂

I heard that Bill Hickok did not want to injure his face because he was considered quite the Ladies Man. And they said he had a motto that stated he was not the kind of Marshall to Buffalo a man that Abilene had a shooting Marshall. The man that created a row might very well die because of it.

I am so glad I found this channel!! Is it wrong that I lived near or had family where some of the episodes mention towns?? Keep up the good work!!

Awesome work thank you.

You are very entertaining to listen to along with insightful facts.

Apparently Wild Bill forgot when to hold them and when to fold them.

Greetings from Apacheria in the Arizona Territories ahe'hye'e

"Peter Pelican". 😂

The adams apple will twitch if someone is all amped up right before they move. Bouncing you watch it because if you swing at that moment, they're folded. It's probably something similar. 1:20:52

I see it. He’s handsome because of his eyes and very masculine looking which many women like. He’s ruggedly handsome like Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, or Chuck Connors. A man doesn’t have to look feminine to be considered good looking.

On his physique described by Libby Custer she must have had something of an interest at looking at handsome men,&even said of Gall,a Sioux warrior who was partly involved in Custer s last stand,as a very handsome redman.

Do you know any more stores related to the deadwood show? I love that show!

1st cousin, 2nd cousin...everyone else fair game😂😂😂😂

Here we go.

I love you pod.iwatch every show.i can't afford the cost for a subscription. I'm sad,guess I won't be able to watch your awesome pod anymore.

PS. Bill used his folded other arm to rest his 36 Navy to take Tut at what Woodard claims was indeed 75yds.