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To: Beowulf9
"And Billy the Kid is another fascination of mine;)"

Yeah, William Bonney was a fascinating person of the old west. However, after the Lincoln County wars and the death of his mentor, John Tunstall, he turned into a murderous rogue, IIRC.

After doing some Googling about William Bonney, I just read that he worked for Henry Hooker in his early days in Arizona. Hooker gave sanctuary to the Earps during their Vendetta Ride. Never new there was a connection.

The old west was such an interesting time. Bill Hickock was a true fast-draw gunslinger. It's also interesting that he died by some punk who shot him in the back.

Jeapordy question: What was the poker hand Hickock had when he was shot? No Googling.

54 posted on 06/01/2015 8:37:28 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (An Oath is Forever)
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To: A Navy Vet

Jeapordy question: What was the poker hand Hickock had when he was shot? No Googling.

Darn. I’ve read this before. I even bought a copy of the hand for my brother for Christmas few years back. Cannot really remember other than it was a good hand:(


55 posted on 06/01/2015 8:48:44 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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