Wild Bill Hickok: Deadwood City- End of Trail - Hardcover

Turner, Thadd

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0971011850 ISBN 13: 9780971011854

Publisher: Old West Alive! Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

At about 12 noon, August 2nd, 1876, James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, entered the No. 10 Saloon in Deadwood City seeking entertainment and drinks.... three men were engaged in a game of draw poker cards and quickly invited Wild Bill to join them.... Hickok had an unobstructed view of the front door and could comfortably turn his head to see the rear door... Jack McCall entered the No. 10 Saloon ... when less than half a dozen feet from the rear door, McCall suddenly turned and fired one round... death was instantaneous....

This historical book includes the best available description of the No. 10 Saloon interior floor layout, and the physical placement of all the participants that were involved with the shooting of Wild Bill on August 2nd, 1876. A detailed analysis of the subsequent flight, capture, and trial of Jack McCall is also provided. Original photos and a new 1876 Deadwood City Main Street informational map are made available for review.

About this title

From the Publisher

Author, Thadd Turner, spent two years in Deadwood, South Dakota, researching the actual site locations where these historic events took place. He has reviewed hundreds of original newspaper accounts and advertisements of early Deadwood City, and carefully analyzed most of the historic photographs, survey maps, and eyewitness written accounts available from that time period.

The written narration presented herein of the actual shooting of Wild Bill Hickok, and the subsequent movements, flight, and trial of Jack McCall, are the most accurate and detailed accounts provided to date. The extensively researched information provided includes the best available description of the No. 10 Saloon interior floor layout, and the placement of all the primary participants that were involved with the shooting. A new map of the precise location of the many Main Street merchants in Deadwood City at the time these events occurred in August of 1876 is provided.

From the Author

The old west occupied such a brief period of time in our country's frontier history, and yet it is the most beloved part of our true western heritage. In 1999, I wanted to experience the real Deadwood, and started looking for some authentic and original material facts for future writing references, specifically in hopes of gaining a little additional first hand information on the events and activities prevalent in Deadwood City's early days. I located the original survey and topographical maps recorded in the late 1870's, and began a physical comparison of the original street and lot placements possibly now altered by the elements of time. I reviewed early photographs of the first Main Street merchants, carefully studied the physical construction of their buildings, and noted the commercial signage they placed in front of their business locations. I explored the historic newspaper archives in the Deadwood Public Library, and began to read the actual newspaper accounts and advertisements provided by these first business operations. I determined to record my findings, and in the early winter of the new millennium I commenced work on drafting a map of these original site locations. Thus, began the initial accumulation of source material for this book.

This book contains a considerable amount of new source material presented for the first time, including some startling findings never before published. To keep a consistency and continuity in the story, many important and previously published well-known facts are provided here for the convenience and clarity of the reader.

About this edition

• Publisher: Old West Alive! Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0971011850
• ISBN 13: 9780971011854
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 265