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An anthology of the most captivating writings about Deadwood, including excerpts from novels, period newspaper articles, biographies and even song lyrics.
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Griffith, a South Dakota native, former journalist, and author of many books about South Dakota and other topics, collects writings about Deadwood, a small town in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He presents 19 excerpts from novels, period newspaper articles, and biographies about the gold camp and its inhabitants like Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, gunfights, and the town's evolution to legalized gambling in the present day. They also recount the life of miners, the saloons, the role of the Chinese in the town's development, efforts to clean up the town, and other people like Jedediah Smith, Tom Moore, prostitutes Madame Moustache and Poker Alice, and Aunt Sally, Custer's cook, as well as the town's portrayal on TV, in music, and in historical fiction. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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