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To: Inyo-Mono

The popular notion of the Wild West is a creation of show business that started with Wild Bill Cody and continues to this day in Hollywood.

There’s quite a bit of historical research that indicates that life was not nearly as violent as Hollywood would have you believe. For example, Dodge City, of Gunsmoke fame, had a grand total of 15 violent deaths from 1876-1885, a murder rate of 1.5 per year. Gunsmoke portrayed a few murders per week during its twenty year run on television.


6 posted on 11/29/2010 1:59:56 PM PST by Skepolitic
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To: Skepolitic
Oops, the Wild West Show was Buffalo Bill Cody's creation.
7 posted on 11/29/2010 2:04:00 PM PST by Skepolitic
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To: Skepolitic
Oops, the Wild West Show was Buffalo Bill Cody's creation.
8 posted on 11/29/2010 2:04:05 PM PST by Skepolitic
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