ARGONAUT BOOKS

Sifting through layers and layers of myth and legend, Peter Cozzens unveils the true face of Deadwood, South Dakota, the storied mining town that sprang up in early 1876, and was made famous by the HBO series of the same name. Reviews Both an enjoyable and a serious book.ObserverHow did such a small, remote speck of a place come to loom so large in American lore and myth? With Peter Cozzens' artful book, we get the answer. In these pungent pages, you can smell the whiskey, the gunsmoke, the horse lather, the gold dust, and the mining chemicals. And you start to see Deadw...Read More