DELAWARE COUNTY AMERICAN, Media, Pennsylvania, March 6 and 13, 1867  

* Wild Bill Hickok
* Folklore hero of Old West
* Gunfighter & scout

A two issue set, each containing on the front page a portion of a lengthy article: "WILD BILL", introduced as: "A lieutenant of the Union army relates to the writer one of Bill's daring adventures in the war:..." and what follows is a very lengthy article, taking most of a column in the March 6 issue, and concluding with over a column on the ftpg of the March 13 issue. Very interesting reading. Also included in the March 6 issue is a nice report on President Johnson's notable veto of "The Reconstruction Act of 1867".
Each issue complete in 4 pages, large folio size, rejoined at the spine, some small & discrete archival mends at the margins and centerfolds.

background: In 1867, Wild Bill Hickok was catapulted to national fame largely due to a highly embellished article published in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine by journalist George Ward Nichols, which painted him as a fearless gunfighter and heroic frontiersman. Though already known in the West for his deadly marksmanship and law enforcement work, the article transformed Hickok into a legend across the country, portraying him as a larger-than-life figure with dozens of kills to his name—claims that were widely disputed by those who knew him. During this time, Hickok was primarily working as a civilian scout for the U.S. Army on the Great Plains, guiding military expeditions during increasing tensions with Native American tribes amid the westward push of the railroads. He was also known to frequent saloons and gambling halls in Kansas and Nebraska, cultivating a persona of cool composure and deadly skill, often dressed in buckskins with long hair and twin pistols at his side. The fame brought by Nichols’ article made Hickok both admired and challenged, as other gunfighters and outlaws sought to test his reputation, setting the tone for the violent and restless years that followed in his brief but storied life.