Hosted by Dan Hietala · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 10 episodes
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GET OUR DOCUDRAMA, BOOK, AND SOUNDTRACK IN A BUNDLE NOW! Use this code to save 50%: B7SLILG Join our journey as we investigate the origins of the Wild West gunfighter. We explore the myths, legends, and history of the Wild West's most famous gunslingers, starting with Wild Bill Hickok, the man who engaged in the first technical gunfight. Hickok's actual life defied the stereotypes of his legend as much as it lived up to them. We will be examining Hickok and other gunslingers through a lens of scrutiny as we attempt to separate fact from fiction. We first delve into the McCanles Massacre , one of the West’s most mysterious gunfights, among other key moments in Hickok’s life. This podcast is made possible
Dan Hietala hosts The American Wild West, a history show with 10 episodes published.
In this episode, we provide the events in Hickok's life that transformed James Butler Hickok into Wild Bill, including the first true gunfight of the Wild West. Also, we update you on the completion of our Docudrama, Dea
James Hickok, a mule boy yearning for a life in the West, endures a brutal existence under the tyrannical Captain Hudson. Bound to his mule, Benjamin, Hickok's dreams clash with the harsh realities of his life on a canal
On this episode, I interview the man who has played Wild Bill since the 1980's, and the one behind the Deadman's Hand project who is attempting to fulfill a life-long dream. In the interview, he discusses his favorite de
In this free excerpt of our historical novel, Deadman's Hand, our young reporter follows Wild Bill as he escapes his tarnished past of Abilene, Kansas, and hopes to get the story of a lifetime. But escape proves difficul
In the tumultuous 1850s, young James Hickok faces a life shaped by the shadow of slavery in Illinois. While helping families escape on the Underground Railroad, he grapples with the harsh realities of farm life and the e
In this episode, I introduce the historical novel my dad and I have written, "Deadman's Hand," to go along with our multimedia project about Wild Bill Hickok. Born from an abandoned script my dad wrote in the 90's, this
In this episode, we give the most accurate, accepted account of what happened that fateful day in 1861. But are these 'accepted' facts acknowledged by the McCanles clan and Nebraska Historical Society? Not exactly. We de
On this episode of Dead Man’s Hand, we we take a close look at the personalities of the main people involved in this bloody affair so that you can decide whose story, in the end, should be believed.
In this first episode, we explore how history first ignored the facts of the McCanles Massacre, opting instead for the tall tales that national media had popularized about the living legend of Wild Bill Hickok. This is W
In this sneak peak of our first episode, we investigate the most controversial gunfight Wild Bill ever found himself in, the McCanles Massecre, and try to determine whether or not he lived up to his standard of justice..
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