jjares reviewed Deadwood: A History from Beginning to Present (Old West) on + 3537 more book reviews
This is an entertaining story of a town that has reinvented itself and has become the face of the Wild West. Starting as an illegal mining town (the US government had given the territory to the Lakota Indians and eventually took it back again), where so many people arrived to hunt for gold, it became a lawless place, where life was cheap. This period only lasted about twenty years.
When gambling was approved in the 1980s, city fathers decided to reestablish the Wild West in Deadwood with the gambling profits. At about this time, the Wild West was emerging as a popular vacation option. Deadwood soon became a prime destination to visit and experience the Old West. About 2.5 million visitors come to see Deadwood each year.
When gambling was approved in the 1980s, city fathers decided to reestablish the Wild West in Deadwood with the gambling profits. At about this time, the Wild West was emerging as a popular vacation option. Deadwood soon became a prime destination to visit and experience the Old West. About 2.5 million visitors come to see Deadwood each year.
