Before James Butler Hickok became known as Wild Bill, he was humiliated with the nickname of Duck Bill by a bully of a man named David McCanles. McCanles came from the South and had many reasons to hate the young Hickok, but it was their shared affection of a beautiful woman that turned their conflict to a bloody massacre.
Before James Butler Hickok became known as Wild Bill, he was humiliated with the nickname of Duck Bill by a bully of a man named David McCanles. McCanles came from the South and had many reasons to hate the young Hickok, but it was their shared affection of a beautiful woman that turned their conflict to a bloody massacre.