Old Deadwood Days
Old Deadwood Days by Estelline Bennett, published by U of Nebraska Press in March 1982, is a detailed narrative that explores the transformation of Deadwood from a rough mining camp into a more structured community. This New Edition spans 300 pages and is presented in English, offering readers a glimpse into a town that attracted notorious figures such as Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok, while also delving into the complexities of its history and the impact of federal intervention.
In this account, Estelline Bennett shares her firsthand experiences growing up in Deadwood, providing insights into the town’s colorful past filled with outlaws, gamblers, and reformers. The narrative captures the essence of a place that was both a haven for troublemakers and a site of significant change, reflecting broader themes of history and travel in the United States. Readers will find a rich tapestry of characters and events that illustrate the challenges and triumphs of a community shaped by its tumultuous beginnings.
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For roughnecks in search of trouble, Deadwood was the place to go. An outlaw town?its very beginnings as a mining camp violated government treaties with the Sioux?Deadwood soon acquired a reputation that dime novels could hardly exaggerate. It attracted both the great and the gritty. Calamity Jane lived there, Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back there and Buffalo Bill was an irregular visitor, not to mention Seth Bullock, Mineral Jack, Slippery Sam, Cold Deck Johnny, and Belle Haskell, the best-known madam in town. ø To reform the town’s notorious habits, Federal Judge Granville G. Bennett moved to Deadwood with his family in 1877, and his young daughter, Estelline, grew up with the town. She saw it change from a congeries of horse thieves, claim jumpers, road agents, painted ladies, and slick or shabby gamblers to a middle-class railroad town, a little dazed by its history and success. Her story of the settlement that grew up around Deadwood Gulch remains one of the finest and fullest accounts of the taming of the West.
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