Ellen C. (marathonmom) reviewed on 9/10/2008 + 25 more book reviews

The back of the book suggests this is one of the best Westerns ever written. I concur (and I loved Lonesome Dove). Bill Hickok dying of syphilis with his best companion, Charley Utter keeping watch but missing the main event. Calamity Jane, a hard drinking, soft-hearted woman with a knack for healing the sick. Agnes Lake, reserved, elegant, and a tightrope walker. Malcolm Nash, preaching the gospel of a dead man's envisioned Bible. Pete Dexter deftly weaves the tales of these individuals (and more) into a tightly crafted, beautifully written fictional history of the town of Deadwood, South Dakota. Makes me want to travel there someday to see if I can find traces of these wonderful characters.

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