Wild Bill Hickok

Calamity Jane’s wild reputation might have made her the star of her day, but there was a heartbreaking dark side to her fame.

Wild Bill Hickok, a notorious figure of the Old West, died playing poker. He held a hand of aces and eights, known from then on as the dead man's hand.

Calamity Jane’s wild reputation might have made her the star of her day, but there was a heartbreaking dark side to her fame.

Wild Bill, one of the most famous figures of the Old West, died playing poker. He held a hand of aces and eights, known from then on as the dead man's hand.

Calamity Jane’s wild reputation might have made her the star of her day, but there was a heartbreaking dark side to her fame.

Calamity Jane’s wild reputation might have made her the star of her day, but there was a heartbreaking dark side to her fame.