The Real Deadwood: True Life Histories of Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Outlaw Towns, and Other Characters of the Lawless West

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Not since the first signs of gold have so many people flocked to Deadwood, but now they are filming the acclaimed TV series of the same name. With a cast of historically rich characters The Real Deadwood explores the lives of Wild Bill' Hickok, Al Swearengen, Calamity Jane, Sol Star and a host of others. Looking at a world of primitive medicine, prostitution and lawlessness, The Real Deadwood separates fact from fiction, but exhilarates all the way.'

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John Edwards Ames is a novelist from Ohio and has written several western novels and short stories. He studied at Eastern Michigan University and later served in themilitary as a journalist. His works include The Unwritten Order, Spellcaster, and Soldier's Heart, as well as The Real Deadwood, the historical account of the notorious settlement of Deadwood, South Dakota.