title: Wild Bill Hickok: Deadwood City- End of Trail
author: Thadd Turner
description: "A wealth of new information about early Deadwood!" -- <i>Joseph G. Rosa, Author &amp; Historian</i><br /><br />Turner's book earns a place alongside preeminent historian Joseph G. Rosa's numerous biographies of the legend. -- <i>Johnny D. Boggs, Author</i>
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  Nearly Departed in Deadwood
  
  
  
  
  
  by Ann Charles
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Dear Reader,
  
  
  Once upon a time, I thought my crush on Deadwood, South Dakota was going to be
  just a summer fling. Boy, was I wrong. I had fallen head-over-heels. Deadwood
  had gotten under my skin. Its golden history filled my mind with daydreams;
  its promising future spurred tales that needed to be told.
  
  
  Nearly Departed in Deadwood is a contemporary mystery full of colorful
  characters that have been taking root inside of my noggin for almost three
  decades. The seed was planted when I was a young teenager sitting on the bench
  outside of the old Prospector Gift Shop on Main Street, waiting for my mom to
  get off work. Over the years, the seed sprouted as I hiked all over town,
  strolling around Wild Bill Hickok's and Seth Bullock’s gravestones at Mount
  Moriah Cemetery, sitting on the steps outside the Deadwood Public Library,
  walking up and down Main Street, perusing the tourist shops.
  
  
  As times changed, 