Seth Bullock and Sol Star are directly responsible for the town of Belle Fourche, SD. The pair owned the land in the 188…
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The Star of Deadwood Sol Star made an important mark in the Old West town.
Although Seth Bullock gets a lot of notoriety when it comes to Deadwood, his partner Sol Star actually was more prominen…
Black Hills and Gold Dust The Sioux lost their sacred land due to the 1874 discovery.
The Sioux considered the Black Hills to be sacred, the center of the earth and a place to speak to the Great Spirit. The…
Custer’s Gold Custer’s Black Hills Trail leads to adventure across three states.
“GOLD!” proclaimed Dakota Territory’s Bismarck Tribune, August 12, 1874. Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer’s Black Hills…
True West’s Ultimate Historic Travel Guide: Northern Prairie and Plains Your guide to the best of history in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
The Northern Prairies and Plains of the West are awe-inspiring in their natural beauty, endless vistas, rolling hills, d…
Colorado Charlie Utter
Colorado Charlie Utter is best known as Wild Bill Hickok’s best friend, the man who led the wagon train that brought the…
Charlie Rich Deals a Deadly Hand
Charlie Rich was just 17 when he dealt the cards in a poker game at Nuttall & Mann’s Saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Terr…
Vision Quest Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $30
As current events in North Dakota and South Dakota swirl around pipelines, historic gravesites, life-giving waters, sacr…
Angels and the Bad Men—and Women Farcountry Press, $14.95
Deadwood’s story, as revealed in Deadwood Saints and Sinners (Farcountry Press, $14.95) by Jerry Bryant and Barbara Fife…
Trails to Independence Celebrate American spirit in the historic pioneer communities that built the West.
The American West’s awe-inspiring vistas—the seemingly endless prairies of the Great Plains, the great wall of snowcappe…