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Buffalo Bill Cody

William Cody established his reputation during a celebrated clash with Yellow Hair.

Editor’s Note: Steve Wiegard is the author of ten books, mostly on American history, and he was the longtime senior writer at the San Francisco Chronicle and San Diego Evening Tribune.

In this never-never land, the superhero is the gun slinger, the man who can draw fastest and shoot straightest.

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