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In the American “old west,” late 1800’s, early 1900’s, were things really as violent and wild as movies portray them? Gunfights in the streets, shooting ceilings in celebration, killing for cheating, incessant gambling and alcoholism? Were all those things considered normal?

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In the American “old west,” late 1800’s, early 1900’s, were things really as violent and wild as movies portray them? Gunfights in the streets, shooting ceilings in celebration, killing for cheating, incessant gambling and alcoholism? Were all those things considered normal?	343