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Caves, camping, and carving in the Black Hills

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A collection of essays examining the history of the Black Hills through biographies and memoirs.

The men and machines that teased precious metals from the Black Hills

Generously illustrated with historic photographs, Chasing the Glitter tells the story of the engineers and metallurgists who unlocked the secrets of the complex ores of the Black Hills, succeeding where the earlier miners' picks and pans had failed.

An untold chapter in the Chinese American experience

The discovery of gold in the Black Hills brought many Chinese people to the region. Ethnic Oasis explores how these immigrants met the challenges of living and working in a new land. Liping Zhu and Rose Estep Fosha use archaeology and history to recreate Deadwood’s “Chinatown” and its people.

Classic account of the Black Hills gold rush

“Parker’s book is the most important book ever written about the Black Hills gold rush, and all students and scholars benefit because of its availability.”—David A. Wolff, Black Hills State University

Watson Parker weaves a delightful and authoritative guide out of the chaotic and complex history of early settlement and discovery.

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"A neat, little volume on the discovery, exploration, and development of the Black Hills of South Dakota."—Nebraska History

The dramatic and dangerous early years of the Black Hills

The four elements of early Black Hills life collide in this classic book from Bob Lee. Photographs, newspaper accounts, and a lively text recount the history of Deadwood, Lead, and Spearfish.

Memoir of the last man to serve Wild Bill Hickok a drink

Hard Knocks captures the squalor and excitement of the frontier West and exudes the gore and glory of those early days. Sam Young left home at fourteen to seek out the West he had read about in dime novels. His incredible story is told here.

Unheralded but vital figure in the development of the Black Hills

"This is an excellent addition to any Western history collection, whether personal or library."—D. Whelan, www.amazon.com

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Myths surrounding two Wild West legends