The little mining camp that could and did survive is none other than Deadwood, South Dakota, the best character found on HBO’s Deadwood series, which premiered on March 21 with 5.8 million viewers—the best yet for an original HBO series debut, according to Variety. And it took only two episodes to air before HBO ordered a second season. “This is TV you lean forward for, and we have been pleased with it on all fronts,” says Carolyn Strauss, HBO’s entertainment president. The hist

June 2004
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- In a Land of Extremes
- Cowboy Up America
- The Buffalo Hunt
- Beyond Custer Hill
- If Johnny Ringo had participated in the famous O.K. Corral gunfight, what do you think the outcome would have been?
- My favorite license plate is Wyoming’s. Can you tell me about its bucking horse logo?
- Are there real bodies buried in Tombstone, Arizona’s Boot Hill? I’ve heard the markers are fake.
- Down to the Last Moccasin
- Phippen Art Museum
- Long-Guns of the Gunfighters
- One Handsome Gun
- Forging a Road to Zion
- Texas True
- Ruxton’s Trading Post
- In the Eye of the Beholder
- Boot Scootin’ Boogie
- Donaldina Cameron
- Bombs Over Texas