Wild Bill Hickok: Deadwood City - End of Trail [Paperback]

Thadd Turner (Author), Thadd M. Turner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1581126891 | ISBN-13: 978-1581126891 | Publication Date: February 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

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.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"A wealth of new information about early Deadwood!" -- Joseph G. Rosa, Author & Historian

Turner's book earns a place alongside preeminent historian Joseph G. Rosa's numerous biographies of the legend. -- Johnny D. Boggs, Author --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 295 pages
• Publisher: Universal Publishers; 1 edition (February 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581126891
• ISBN-13: 978-1581126891
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,650,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a great biography, December 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Wild Bill Hickok: Deadwood City - End of Trail (Paperback)

Over all, I was disappointed in this book. Early in this book (pg 31) Mr Turner writes in reference to the Little BigHorn battle, "Some of Custer's personal family members, including his brother Captain Tom Custer, Nephew Boston Custer, and a brohter in law were killed with him in the battle..." Boston Custer was George Custer's brother. Not his nephew. This glaring mistake made me skeptical of his research. But the biographical information on Wild Bill was just a rehashing of previous material anyway. Turner relied heavily on Joesph G Rosa's earlier works on this topic and he does give him credit. The strength of this work is the vivid picture that Turner aptly describes of Deadwood during Hickok's time. If one is looking for a very detailed picture of Deadwood, this is a great source. But as a biography on Hickok this pales in comparison to Rosa's work on the subject.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great information on Hickok's death., September 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Wild Bill Hickok: Deadwood City - End of Trail (Paperback)

Turner provides some of the best detailed information on Hickok's death inside the No. 10 Saloon. This is not a biography on Hickok, but rather an excellent source guide to early Deadwood and the area events at the time during and immediately following Wild Bill's shooting, which seems to be the author's intent. The detailed narration is very enjoyable and easy to read, and Turner has provided well researched photos and original maps of early Deadwood, including being credited with uncovering the original location of the trial of Jack McCall, Hickok's murderer. Young readers will enjoy the great history lesson!

2.0 out of 5 stars Falls short, September 24, 2010

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This review is from: Wild Bill Hickok: Deadwood City - End of Trail (Paperback)

Though this is an interesting read for those fans of the Deadwood era, it falls way short of most of it's claims.. Having personally read all of Joseph G Rosa's books on Hickok, and visited Deadwood on several occasions, I can say there is nothing in Turner's book (except the identification of the Deadwood Theater as the original trial location), that isn't already in several of Rosa's works. Plus I found the pictures of Deadwood to be of poor quality making it difficult to identify the buildings being discussed. Unless you can find a copy somewhere for under $10 dollars, save the money and invest it in Rosa's works.