{"product_id":"trail-of-madness-jack-mccall-and-the-killing-of-a-legend-jack-mccall-and-paperback","title":"Trail of Madness: Jack McCall and the Killing of a Legend: Jack McCall and - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Knost\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory tells us Jack McCall, going by alias Bill Sutherland at the time, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekilled James Butler \"Wild Bill\" Hickok on August 2, 1876 at Nuttal and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMann's Saloon No. 10 in Deadwood, Dakota Territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMyth and legend surround so much when it comes to the killing. For\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einstance, we get the term Dead Man's Hand being aces and eights as that is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat is speculated Hickok held when he died. However, most historians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill tell you that's nothing more than speculation. Oh, and that Hickok\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath Chair hanging above the door of the Saloon #10 in deadwood today?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's hard to believe the original chair Hickok was killed in would have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esurvived the fires of 1879, 1894, 1948, 1951, 1959, and 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo there are a great number of myths, lies, and marketing deceptions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esurrounding this historic event. And although we know McCall pulled the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrigger, what we don't know is why he did it. It was noted that McCall was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecross-eyed and his nose had been broken by being struck with a six-shooter, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso is it possible McCall may have suffered brain trauma with hallucinations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand paranoia or did he actually encounter what he found down that Trail of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarkness? That, my dear reader, is for you to decide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755244519712,"sku":"9781958414507","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb0f579fed1b2c8d316afacac033da67.webp?v=1780054010","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/trail-of-madness-jack-mccall-and-the-killing-of-a-legend-jack-mccall-and-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}