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The character of the old west
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10th Grade
12/18/2012

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Quantril
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leader of a band of guerilla fighters during the Civil War
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Pat Garrett
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I tracked and gunned down "Billy the Kid"
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Cherokee Bill
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I was responsible for 7 murders including my own brother-in-law
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John Henry Holiday
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Gambler, friend of Wyatt Earp, died of TB
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The Sundance Kid
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is presumed to have been killed in Bolivia - member of the "Wild Bunch" - fastest gun in the west
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Bat Masterson
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Sports reporter for the New York Telegraph
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Billy the Kid
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I killed my 1st man @ the age of 12 and was gunned down myself @ the age of 21
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Wyatt Earp
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Famous lawman @ Tombstone, I took on the Clanton gang @ the OK Corral
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Butch Cassidy
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Leader of the "Wild Bunch" gang
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Jesse James
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I fought with Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War and was killed by Robert Ford
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Annie Oakley
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Rodeo Star, expert marks-woman, toured with Buffalo Bill's wild west show
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Cherokee Bill
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"I came here to die, not make a speech"
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James Butler
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I worked as a union spy and scout. I was murdered from behind while playing poker (Aces and Eights)
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Belle Star
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was though to have been murdered by my own child
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Black Bart
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I was known for leaving poetic messages @ the scene of a crime
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William F. Cody
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My "Wild West" show made the western cowboy appear to be forever romantic
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The Apached Kid
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turned to crime after my father was murdered, spent 5 years in Alcatraz
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Frank James
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After living a life of a bank robber I was acquitted of all my crimes, I then made my living by charging money to see my brother's grave
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George Custer
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was killed @ The battle of Little Big Horn by the Sioux & Cheyenne Indians
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Robert Ford
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I killed Jesse James
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Issac Packer
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I was known for handing down harsh sentences to criminals "Hanging Judge"
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Black Bart
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English born American outlaw
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