{"product_id":"trail-of-madness-jack-mccall-and-the-killing-of-a-legend-jack-mccall-and-9781958414507","title":"Trail of Madness: Jack McCall and the Killing of a Legend: Jack McCall and","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4766693\"\u003eMichael Knost\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawless Trails Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958414507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1958414506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC033000\"\u003eWesterns | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014100\"\u003eHistorical | 19th Century | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC066000\"\u003eSmall Town \u0026amp; Rural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lawless Trails Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459958845677,"sku":"9781958414507","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_61a98be7-9ffc-4a9d-84f9-57e841395ea7.jpg?v=1753655195","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/trail-of-madness-jack-mccall-and-the-killing-of-a-legend-jack-mccall-and-9781958414507","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}