Deadwood : a novel.
Dexter, Pete, 1943-
Deadwood : a novel. - First Vintage Contemporaries edition - 365 pages ; 21 cm.
In 1876 William "[Buffalo] Bill" [Hickok] and Charley Utter rode into Deadwood, a hellish frontier settlement in the Black Hills. Bill died there, victim of a possibly demented assassin. Fortunately, this is mostly the story of his constant companion, Charley, a man of sapient insight and, though less famous than his friend, of extensive and varied experience. Charley, Bill, their acquaintance the Bottle Fiend, and later Bill's widow Agnes and mourner Calamity Jane saw some remarkable things in Deadwood and raised considerable Cain. By turns heroic, ludicrous, vicious, pathetic, and infuriating, the exotic citizens of Deadwood grab the reader's interest immediately and never let go. Highly recommended for its deadpan, offbeat, credible frontier anarchy.
1400079713 (pbk.)
2005277886
Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876 --Fiction.
Calamity Jane, 1852-1903 --Fiction.
Deadwood (S.D.)--Fiction.
Western fiction.
PS3554.E95 / D4 2005
813/.54
Deadwood : a novel. - First Vintage Contemporaries edition - 365 pages ; 21 cm.
In 1876 William "[Buffalo] Bill" [Hickok] and Charley Utter rode into Deadwood, a hellish frontier settlement in the Black Hills. Bill died there, victim of a possibly demented assassin. Fortunately, this is mostly the story of his constant companion, Charley, a man of sapient insight and, though less famous than his friend, of extensive and varied experience. Charley, Bill, their acquaintance the Bottle Fiend, and later Bill's widow Agnes and mourner Calamity Jane saw some remarkable things in Deadwood and raised considerable Cain. By turns heroic, ludicrous, vicious, pathetic, and infuriating, the exotic citizens of Deadwood grab the reader's interest immediately and never let go. Highly recommended for its deadpan, offbeat, credible frontier anarchy.
1400079713 (pbk.)
2005277886
Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876 --Fiction.
Calamity Jane, 1852-1903 --Fiction.
Deadwood (S.D.)--Fiction.
Western fiction.
PS3554.E95 / D4 2005
813/.54