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inCasting a long, dark shadow,
he drove his namesake
to near extinction,
killing 4,280
in just 17 months.
He prized the scalp
of Chief Yellow Hair
as much as
he relished
his Congressional
Medal of Honor
for bravery
in taming the
Wild, Wild West.
yet
he had a kinder,
gentler side.
family man.
feminist
charismatic,
entertaining.
he employed thousands
of unemployed Indians in his Wild West Show
under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
a man of international stature.
a man of light,
a man of darkness,
a man not unlike you or I.