Description

Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, South Dakota, Published date: 1991. Softcover, printed paper wrappers; 120 pp; 23 cm. First printing. Black and white illustrations. In good+ condition. Original illustrated paper covers with light shelf wear and mild surface handling; corners lightly bumped; binding sound. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Regional history and reminiscence of the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming by George Moses, longtime Rapid City Journal columnist, combining frontier crime stories, settlement narratives, character sketches, Deadwood history, gambling and prostitution, regional towns, and the early history of Mount Rushmore. Articles originally appeared in the Rapid City Journal, with additional new material included. Contents include: Crimes and misdemeanors: Poker Alice; Billy Baken's murder; The big manhunt; The elusive suspect; Rancher revenge; Bernie's killer never found. Good times ... hard times: Coming to America; Box car was home; Fighting to survive; Tough boss was good teacher; Two sisters battled the prairie; Lonely life on the prairie. Colorful characters notable, notorious: Lame Johnny; Matt Borgogno: a big spender; John Heffron: prize defender; Brennan: father of Rapid City; Calamity Jane was no lady; Sheriff was a bad influence; Who was real Deadwood Dick?; Leaders spoke; Others listened; Pilot dazzled hills folks; The sorry saga of Hugh Glass. Deadwood, that rowdy town: Harris Franklin's influence; Wild Bill's last camp; Bomb claimed Peck's life; Days of '76; The town's top businessmen; The Morford brothers; Denver comes to Deadwood; Wagners ran top-notch cafe; Freeman Knowles. Other towns other places: Sturgis and motor racing; The Snoma story; The Wall Drug success story; 'Outlaw' merchant Ben Butts; The search for gold; The rush is on; The stage route to Deadwood; George Ayres; Black Hills gold. Gambling and prostitution: The famous bars; More fun places; The ladies who ran the houses; Boosters worked and played hard. Borglum and Mount Rushmore: An early fugitive; Calvin Coolidge visits; Borglum and Boland feud.