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Description edit
It is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life figures – gun-toting wanderers, trappers, prospectors, Indian fighters, cowboys, and lawmen –are now victims of their own success. They are heroes who’ve... read more
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People edit
- Charlie Siringo: Cowboy detective investigating a gold theft.
- George Carmack: AWOL soldier seeking his fortune in the Yukon.
- Jefferson "Soapy" Smith: Con-man seeking to take advantage of desperate men during the Gold Rush.
- Hubbard: Add a description of this character.
- Jim
- Billy
- Mamie
- Hiram Schell
- Durkin
- Mcfarland
- Kate
- Mary
- Moore
- Henderson
- Healy
- William Pinkerton
- Rose
- Mcparland
- Hall
- Becky
- Dawson
- Henry Brown
- Lee Davis
- Chilkoot
- Stewart
- Gracie
- Reid
- Canby
- Sayles
- Dyea
- Arkins
- Mcginty
- Andy
- Masterson
- Watson
- Bowers
- Mccoy
- Robert Pinkerton
Setting & Locations edit
- Alaska
- Denver
- Skagway
- Seattle
- Yukon River
- California
- Texas
- Sitka
- Portland
- Chicago
- San Francisco
- Soap Gang
- Washington
- Bonanza Creek
- New Mexico
- United States
- Canada
- New York
- Colorado
- Modesto
- Yukon Valley
- Kansas
- Vancouver
- Killisnoo
- America
- Winchester
- Nevada
- Fort Laramie
- Tacoma
- Fortymile
- Klondike
- Utopia
- Oregon
- Idaho
- St. Louis
- St. Michael
- Soapy
- Pacific
- Mountie
- Creede
- Chieke Bay
- North-west Mounted Police
- Spokane
First Sentence edit
After a good deal of thought, Charlie Siringo decided to hang his sign on the new iron bridge spanning Bluff Creek.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Howard Blum (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Crown
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 0307461726
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Crown
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 0307461726
Page Count: 432
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 978.02
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- National Public Radio: Review.
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