When I spoke to author Craig Crease about his book “The Wanderer: James Butler Hickok and the American West” for a story in early 2024, I agreed to write a review.
Crease’s book definitely opened up my mind and gave me multiple layers of information and knowledgeon Hickok. It reads as a true biography starting with Wild Bill being born on May 27, 1837 in Homer and moved through his life in chronological order….Crease did a good job of showing the growth of Hickok as a person….A reader can tell Crease did his homework and made sure he had proof of what he was narrating….all of the information, story, research was interesting and eye opening. Even to someone who has grown upa town over from the legend known as “Wild Bill,” James Butler Hickok.
Brandon LaChance, Editor, The Mendota Reporter, August 14 2024