Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Aces and eights have been called the "Dead Man's Hand" ever since which gunman was shot while holding them?"
This folk hero of the American Old West, known for his work across the frontier as a drover, wagon master, soldier, spy, scout, lawman, gunfighter, gambler, showman, and actor. He earned a great deal of notoriety in his own time, much of it bolstered by the many outlandish - often fabricated - tales he told about his life.
