"Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West"

It hardly seems possible that already two months have passed since my trip to Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota (along with Colorado and Utah on the way).

One place visited on the trip was Deadwood, South Dakota for a few nights.

Above, the location where Wild Bill Hickok met his demise. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

As things strangely happen, a book on Deadwood has been published. It is titled, "Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West" and is by Peter Cozzens.

According to the posting at Amazon:

Sifting through layers and layers of myth and legend—from nineteenth-century dime novels like Deadwood Dick, to HBO prestige dramas to the casino billboards outside of present-day Deadwood—Peter Cozzens unveils the true face of Deadwood, South Dakota, the storied mining town that sprang up in early 1876 and came raining down in ashes only three years later, destined to become food for the imagination and a nostalgic landmark that now brings in more than two and a half million visitors each year.

This seems to be an interesting book for history buffs.

To read more, go here.