1. Buffalo Bill Roald Tweet 2:45

This is Roald Tweet on Rock Island. Americans have always been fond stories reminding us of “how the West was won.” A young boy from LeClaire, Iowa, just upstream from Rock Island, could tell you, instead, how the west was lost. He played a role in that story.

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