Frontier Days: A True Narrative of Striking Events on the Western Frontier

From service in the Civil War to presiding over the trial of Wild Bill Hickok's killer to raising sheep, Judge W.L. Kuykendall lived a frontier life full of real adventure and close calls.

When elected judge by the citizens of Deadwood for the trial of Hickok's killer, Kuykendall told the town..."While willing to assume the responsibility, I refused to serve unless all those present agreed to be present with their revolvers when the court convened to see that a proper jury committee was sele...