The Savior of Deadwood
Title | The Savior of Deadwood PDF eBook |
Author | David A. Wolff |
Publisher | |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Businessmen |
ISBN | 9781941813355 |
"Given that his contemporaries hailed businessman James K. P. Miller as "the foremost citizen of Deadwood" and stated that his "name will always be coupled with the prosperity of Deadwood and the Black Hills," it would seem that he should be as well remembered as Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Seth Bullock, Harris Franklin, and W. E. Adams. Yet, few in Deadwood or elsewhere have ever heard of James K. P. Miller. Dime novels did not make him a Western legend, as they did Wild Bill and Calamity Jane. No buildings carry his name, unlike Bullock and Franklin who have hotels named after them and Adams who has a museum and historic house. Similarly, Miller did not gain fame by dealing with outlaws, like Bullock, by making a fortune, like Franklin, or through philanthropy, like Adams. Miller is not even buried in Deadwood. Though time has erased most evidence of Miller's activities, he refused to let the gold camp wither away when its fortunes faded in the 1880s. By advancing several large projects, persuading outside investors to join him, and convincing railroads to build in, Miller became the town's preeminent promoter and developer. These actions brought a permanency that had never existed before. To some residents, Miller was the "savior of Deadwood.""--
Deadwood
Title | Deadwood PDF eBook |
Author | T. D. Griffith |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 233 |
Release | 2009-12-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1461747546 |
Of the many iconic towns of the old West, none has quite captured our imagination like Deadwood. From the legacy of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane to the current resurgence in mining and gambling, this city in the Black Hills of South Dakota continues to occupy a central place in the American mythos. Deadwood brings together the most captivating writings about the wildest town in the West, including excerpts from novels, period newspaper articles, biographies, and even song lyrics.
The Summer of 1876
Title | The Summer of 1876 PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Wimmer |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 2023-05-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1250280907 |
From the creator of the "Legends of the Old West" podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narratives of the biggest legends in frontier mythology. The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. Many individuals who are considered legends by modern readers were involved in events that began their notoriety or turned out to be the most famous — or infamous — moments of their lives. Those individuals were Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickok, and Jesse James. The Summer of 1876 weaves together the timelines of the events that made these men legends to demonstrate the overlapping context of their stories and to illustrate the historical importance of that summer, all layered with highlights of significant milestones in 1876: the inaugural baseball season of the National League; the final year of President Ulysses S. Grant’s embattled administration; the debut of an invention called the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell; the release of Mark Twain’s novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer;” and many more. Contextualizing these events against the backdrop of the massive 100th anniversary party thrown to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, The Summer of 1876 is the ultimate exploration and celebration of the summer that defined the West.
Deadwood Days
Title | Deadwood Days PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Merrill Ulmen |
Publisher | Eagle Entertainment USA |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 2010-05 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
The last volume in the Toby Ryker trilogy of historical fiction finds the David Stewart family selling their ranch in Wyoming and relocating to Deadwood, Dakota Territory, to take over the operation of Ryker's Potato Creek Mine.
Deadwood Days
Title | Deadwood Days PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Eagle Entertainment USA |
Pages | 182 |
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Tales from Deadwood
Title | Tales from Deadwood PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Jameson |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 255 |
Release | 2005-11-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1101205245 |
It’s 1876. Dan Ryan, formerly of Custer’s 7th Cavalry, is leading a party of prospectors to the Black Hills—Sioux Indian territory—where gold was discovered the year before. Off-limits to whites, the region is overrun by so many fortune-seekers that the U.S. Army is powerless to stop them. Besides, what’s a paper treaty worth next to gold-rich land? In nearby Deadwood, men raise hell all night after prospecting all day. An outlaw town with no right to exist on Indian land, Deadwood is a lawless cesspool where those who strike it rich can lose everything, including their lives. Possibly the meanest man in the Dakotas, Al Swearengen sells liquor that can poison a man when gold is involved. And now, even the legendary Wild Bill Hickok—losing his eyesight but still finding trouble—and Calamity Jane are coming to stake their claim. Dan Ryan is going to have to fend off roaming gunmen, angry Sioux, ruthless gamblers, whores, and thieving prospectors in order to protect his claim because in the Badlands of Deadwood, trouble always comes at you from behind.
Deadwood
Title | Deadwood PDF eBook |
Author | Watson Parker |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1981-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780803236004 |
Chronicles Deadwood, South Dakota, a typical American frontier and gold rush town, especially the volatile years 1875-1925.