Strange facts of the Wild West
Chapter 1
The diverse faces of the frontier
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Chapter 2
Bizarre laws and unusual town life
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Chapter 3
Surprising tech and daily struggles
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Chapter 4
Myth versus wild reality
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Ch 4 · Myth versus wild reality
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Fun Fact
Safe banks: In the real Wild West, your money was actually safer in a frontier bank than in many modern financial institutions.
Glossary
cowboy (noun)
A hired hand who herds and cares for cattle, typically on horseback. Historically, frontier cattle drivers rarely engaged in gunfights and commonly wore bowler hats instead of Stetsons.
A hired hand who herds and cares for cattle, typically on horseback. Historically, frontier cattle drivers rarely engaged in gunfights and commonly wore bowler hats instead of Stetsons.
Quiz
Approximately how many bank robberies are historically documented in the entire Wild West era?
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Why did dime novels heavily romanticize real historical figures like Billy the Kid?
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Which hand of cards did Wild Bill Hickok hold when he was shot, now known as the Dead Man's Hand?
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Why did outlaws in the Wild West target trains and stagecoaches instead of banks?