tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post3770263541310428566..comments2024-03-28T17:48:11.933-05:00Comments on Knuckledraggin My Life Away : Is Wild Bill the Father of the Classic Western Gunfight?wirecutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-83078778590622381372021-08-04T21:55:17.136-05:002021-08-04T21:55:17.136-05:00Cullen M. Baker and the school of six gun shootery...Cullen M. Baker and the school of six gun shootery. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-11432491567123435412021-08-03T20:32:10.463-05:002021-08-03T20:32:10.463-05:00And for more near-useless bullshit, the book "...And for more near-useless bullshit, the book "The Virginian" (1906) was the first Western written as a serious look at a past time / historical novel, rather than as a lurid take on current events. <br />John in Indy John in Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726277544639088808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-71751167973950158672021-08-03T20:11:46.413-05:002021-08-03T20:11:46.413-05:00This was the archtype of the Western gunfight. I ...This was the archtype of the Western gunfight. I was born and raised in Springfield, and saw many times the brass/bronze markers on the town square showing where Tutt and Hickok stood.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316091005058053074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-85956698629725403782021-08-03T16:17:52.110-05:002021-08-03T16:17:52.110-05:00I remember hearing that the 'classic gunfight&...I remember hearing that the 'classic gunfight' was largely a myth based on probably what this post says. <br /><br />Not that it matters. It made for a whole lot of great movies and TV!ABEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090789889348795168noreply@blogger.com