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

Turner, Thadd; Turner, Thadd M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581126891 ISBN 13: 9781581126891

Publisher: Universal Publishers, 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 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 the Author:

Thadd Turner lives the old west every day. A member of the Western Writers of America, Thadd writes about the historic frontier characters and events that he personally has had the opportunity to re-live through living history activities and reinactments. Turner spent two years in Deadwood researching local sources and reading all available newspaper accounts of the time period for "Wild Bill Hickok, Deadwood City- End of Trail".

About this edition

• Publisher: Universal Publishers
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1581126891
• ISBN 13: 9781581126891
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 295