Deadwood
“Deadwood” by Pete Dexter is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on July 12, 2005. This 384-page novel is set in the Dakota Territories in 1876 and centers around the legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickok and his friend Charlie Utter as they arrive in the tumultuous town of Deadwood. Seeking solace from their past, they encounter a vibrant mix of characters, including miners, bounty hunters, and various entrepreneurs, all while navigating the challenges posed by a relentless sheriff and a vengeful whore.
Readers will find a vivid portrayal of the Wild West, characterized by its raw elements of liquor, sex, and violence. The narrative explores the complexities of life in Deadwood, contrasting the reality of its inhabitants with the romanticized versions often depicted in literature. This edition offers an engaging glimpse into historical fiction, blending themes of survival and conflict in a richly detailed setting.
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DEADWOOD, DAKOTA TERRITORIES, 1876: Legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickcock and his friend Charlie Utter have come to the Black Hills town of Deadwood fresh from Cheyenne, fleeing an ungrateful populace. Bill, aging and sick but still able to best any man in a fair gunfight, just wants to be left alone to drink and play cards. But in this town of played-out miners, bounty hunters, upstairs girls, Chinese immigrants, and various other entrepeneurs and miscreants, he finds himself pursued by a vicious sheriff, a perverse whore man bent on revenge, and a besotted Calamity Jane. Fueled by liquor, sex, and violence, this is the real wild west, unlike anything portrayed in the dime novels that first told its story.
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