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This documentary examines the life and times of one of the most infamous gunfighters of the Old West. Covering Hickock's life from boyhood to his death in 1876, this look at Wild Bill tries to rectify some of the rumors and gives the real accounts about Hickcok's life as a law enforcer, an accurate marksman, and a wanderer. In addition to covering the biographical details of Hickock, you will get a feel of the setting and the demeanor of the Old West era in which Wild Bill lived. These descriptions of when and where he lived will lend some insight into how Wild Bill turned into a strict and fierce gun-slinging legend.