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 Wild Bill's original version of events...before he would acquire a far more serious and morbid recollection of what happened that day at Rock Creek Station.

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 Wild Bill's original version of events...before he would acquire a far more serious and morbid recollection of what happened that day at Rock Creek Station.

The McCanles Massacre: Part 1 - "Tall Tales"

Join our journey as we investigate the original and definitive Wild West gunfighter. Hickok's actual life defied the stereotypes of his legend as much as it lived up to them.We will be examining Hickok through a lens of scrutiny as we attempt to separate fact from fiction. We delve into the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-43kkNu0B79Lkpg_ctO_WWiCWDcQklsYbjzkyIvswjpv_4A/viewform">McCanles Massacre</a>, one of the West’s most mysterious gunfights, among other key moments in Hickok’s life.We will also be viewing him through the eyes of a man who has been impacted personally by Wild Bill's life: my dad, Jerry Allan, who has portrayed Hickok on stage and written and sung songs about him for the past 35 years.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://daniel-hietala.ck.page/deadmanshand">Subscribe to our newsletter </a>to follow the progress of our multimedia project, including our new docudrama series, starring Jerry Allan! You can sign up here to get an advanced reader copy of the historical novel we wrote that goes along with this project. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dsovM1dmnwa3VDbGdA3n8GoMKwoo3ykiSpDzHJlN_Ps/preview">LINK FOR THE NOVEL.</a>You can also follow my other writing projects on my author website on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://danallanthewriter.wixsite.com/daniel-hietala">THIS LINK.</a>

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Join our journey as we investigate the original and definitive Wild West gunfighter. Hickok's actual life defied the stereotypes of his legend as much as it lived up to them. We will be examining Hickok through a lens of scrutiny as we attempt to separate fact from fiction. We delve into the McCanles Massacre, one of the West’s most mysterious gunfights, among other key moments in Hickok’s life. We will also be viewing him through the eyes of a man who has been impacted personally by Wild Bill's life: my dad, Jerry Allan, who has portrayed Hickok on stage and written and sung songs about him for the past 35 years. Subscribe to our newsletter to follow the progress of our multimedia project, including our new docudrama series, starring Jerry Allan! You can sign up here to get an advanced reader copy of the historical novel we wrote that goes along with this project. LINK FOR THE NOVEL. You can also follow my other writing projects on my author website on THIS LINK.

Join our journey as we investigate the original and definitive Wild West gunfighter. Hickok's actual life defied the stereotypes of his legend as much as it lived up to them.We will be examining Hickok through a lens of scrutiny as we attempt to separate fact from fiction. We delve into the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-43kkNu0B79Lkpg_ctO_WWiCWDcQklsYbjzkyIvswjpv_4A/viewform" rel="noopener noreferrer">McCanles Massacre</a>, one of the West’s most mysterious gunfights, among other key moments in Hickok’s life.We will also be viewing him through the eyes of a man who has been impacted personally by Wild Bill's life: my dad, Jerry Allan, who has portrayed Hickok on stage and written and sung songs about him for the past 35 years.<a href="https://daniel-hietala.ck.page/deadmanshand" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe to our newsletter </a>to follow the progress of our multimedia project, including our new docudrama series, starring Jerry Allan! You can sign up here to get an advanced reader copy of the historical novel we wrote that goes along with this project. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dsovM1dmnwa3VDbGdA3n8GoMKwoo3ykiSpDzHJlN_Ps/preview" rel="noopener noreferrer">LINK FOR THE NOVEL.</a>You can also follow my other writing projects on my author website on <a href="https://danallanthewriter.wixsite.com/daniel-hietala" rel="noopener noreferrer">THIS LINK.</a>

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