Although Seth Bullock gets a lot of notoriety when it comes to Deadwood, his partner Sol
Star actually was more prominent at the time. The German-native was not only
successful in a variety of businesses, but he was also an important political figure.
Star served as Deadwood mayor for 14 years. He was also town postmaster, an original
town counselor, the county clerk of courts, and a state legislator. And

True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows