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Old Deadwood Days: The Real Wild West of My Childhood

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This book was excellent. Written through the eyes of a young girl growing up in Deadwood, it makes you feel as though you are there. I live in Deadwood now and it is interesting to actually see the streets and parts of town that were written about in this book.

Wonderful glimpse into history from a very bright young girl. Names of those long gone are brought back to life in this narrative. Highly recommend!
T. Addison

It was very enjoyable to learn about the west in the days of Deadwood, the place, people and adventures. Ofcourse the real thing is not as exciting as the T.V. series, but I really enjoyed it because its what really happened.

Excellent book and read. It is a first person account, which is always better than second hand by someone who actually did not experience the information. Gave me a better perspective of the actual daily life of someone who lived thru the times of Deadwood before it became a state. Highly recommend this book & all the other 'Narrativepress' books. After reading this, I purchased several more of these books.

I'm fascinated by Deadwood so I expected to like this. But I also thought it would be rather dry and amateurish, being an historical memoir. Anything but! She is a superb writer and this book is elegant and fascinating, full of wit and some amazing anecdotes.

I found this book to be a disapointing read. In fact after Chapter Two, I skipped several pages at a time and found only the recollections and opinions of a young girl. Her childhood experiances and stories from others. Many said to be from her Father and Grandfather. The lack of a Bibliography indicates very limited historical value.

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