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US frontierswoman Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Burk, c 1852 - 1903) celebrated for her bravery and her skill in riding and shooting during the gold rush days in Dakota./ James Butler Hickok, known as "Wild Bill" Hickok (1837-1876), folk character of the American Old West. Ca. 1873.

Were Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok Really in Love?

Portrait of Martha Jane Burke, aka Calamity Jane, circa 1875. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

Calamity Jane: The Real Woman Behind the Wild West Legend

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer

Wild Bill Hickok

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