Deadwood
“Deadwood” by Pete Dexter, published by Penguin Books in August 1989, is a vivid portrayal of life in the Dakota Territories during 1876. This first edition spans 384 pages and presents a narrative centered around the legendary gunman Wild Bill Hickok and his companion Charlie Utter. As they arrive in the tumultuous town of Deadwood, they seek refuge from a hostile populace, but instead find themselves entangled in a world filled with miners, bounty hunters, and various miscreants, all while Hickok grapples with his own aging and declining health.
Readers will encounter a raw depiction of the Wild West, where themes of violence, revenge, and survival intertwine. The story unfolds against a backdrop of a diverse cast, including a vengeful sheriff and the infamous Calamity Jane, as Hickok navigates the challenges of a lawless town. This edition captures the essence of a time and place often romanticized in literature, offering an unfiltered glimpse into the realities faced by its inhabitants.
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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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