Comments on: The Not So Wild West

By: Lance W

Lance W — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:40:31 +0000

The movie Unforgiven tells of these dime novels pretty well.
PBS just had a good feature on Buffalo Bill Cody and the movie
Dead Man provides a pretty sobering account.And my favorite Elvis movie Flaming Star.

By: Patrick Bernauw

Patrick Bernauw — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:51:20 +0000

But I’m a fan of the Far West, being it Wild or Not So Wild. I’m especially fond of Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickock!… You ought to write their story too, Bren! You’re really good at this kind of work!

By: Schaller

Schaller — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:09:32 +0000

True, hollywood has inflated the image of the old west, but you cannot dicount all the happenings that lead to these wild stories. Many people did die as results of gunfights, and many more subtle crimes and happenings probably lead to the over-exagerations. Hell, they used to hang horse-thieves! And that is fact. The west was wild, but not as wild as the world is lead to beleive.