In the 1870s, Deadwood was a thriving--and largely
lawless--boomtown. And as any fan of western history and films
knows, stagecoach robberies were a regular feature of life in this
fabled region of Dakota Territory. Now, for the first time, Robert
K. DeArment tells the story of the "good guys and bad guys" behind
these violent crimes: the road agents who wreaked havoc on
Deadwood's roadways and the shotgun messengers who battled to
protect stagecoach passengers and their valuable cargo.
DeArment shows in dramatic detail how for two years gangs of
robbers ruled the road, perpetrating holdups and killings, until
lawmen and stage-company and railroad agents finally brought an end
to the mayhem. The characters populating this violent tale include
such legendary figures as Wild Bill Hickok and the famous railroad
detective James L. "Whispering" Smith, a formidable opponent of
bandits. We also get to know the men who operated the stages, the
lawmen and company men who ran and defended the coaches, and the
outlaws who fought against them. DeArment tells where these men
came from and what became of them after the outlawry ended. He ends
his account in the 1880s with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and its
spectacular rendition of a shotgun robbery, featuring an actual
Deadwood stagecoach. After nearly a century and a half, the
Deadwood stage continues to command our attention.
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