7237694Deadwoodhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/deadwood-9798217165698/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6788830/image.jpg?v=638766615658400000533533MXNPenguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupInStock/Audiolibros/The true story of the Black Hills gold rush settlement once described as the most diabolical town on earth and of its most colorful cast of characters, from Wild Bill Hickok to Calamity Jane to Al Swearingen and Sheriff Seth Bullock."In these pungent pages, you can smell the whiskey, the gunsmoke, the horse lather, the gold dust, and the mining chemicals . . . A fine non-fiction narrative thats as alluring as its subject. Hampton SidesSifting through layers and layers of myth and legendfrom nineteenth-century dime novels like Deadwood Dick, to HBO prestige dramas to the casino billboards outside of present-day DeadwoodPeter Cozzens unveils the true face of Deadwood, South Dakota, the storied mining town that sprang up in early 1876 and came raining down in ashes only three years later, destined to become food for the imagination and a nostalgic landmark that now brings in more than two and a half million visitors each year.That Western romance, were reminded by Cozzensthe prizewinning author of The Earth Is Weepingretains its allure only as long as we willfully ignore the towns foundational sins. Built on land brazenly stolen from the Lakotas, Deadwood was not merely a place where outlaws lurked, like Tombstone or Dodge City, but was itself an outlaw enterprise, not part of any U.S. territory or subject to U.S. laws or governance. This gave rise to the gunslinging, stagecoach robbing, whiskey guzzling, rampant prostitution, and gambling Deadwood is known for. But it also bred a self-reliance and a spirit of cooperation unique on the frontier, and made it an exceptionally welcoming place for Black Americans and Chinese immigrants at a time of deep-seated discrimination.The first book to tell this complex story in full, Deadwood reveals how one frontier town came to embody the best and worst of the Westa relic of humanitys eternal quest to create order from chaos, a greater good from individual greed, and security from violence....6882702Deadwood533533https://www.gandhi.com.mx/deadwood-9798217165698/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6788830/image.jpg?v=638766615658400000InStockMXN99999PR_DIAudiolibro20259798217165698_W3siaWQiOiIxNTlkYWU2Yy1iM2Y5LTRhN2QtOTJjYi01ZTFkYzcxYWRiNjQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjUyMCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6NTIwLCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wMS0xOFQwNDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOnRydWUsImlzRWxpZ2libGVGb3JDcmVkaXRUcmlhbCI6dHJ1ZSwiY3JlZGl0UHVyY2hhc2VQcmljZSI6MX1d9798217165698_The true story of the Black Hills goldrush settlement once described as the most diabolical town on earth and of its most colorful cast of characters, from Wild Bill Hickok to Calamity Jane to Al Swearingen and Sheriff Seth BullockSifting through layers and layers of myth and legendfrom nineteenth century dime novels like Deadwood Dick to HBO prestige dramas to the casino billboards outside of present day Deadwood trumpeting the hand of Aces and Eights that Hickok purportedly held when he was shotPeter Cozzens unveils the true face of Deadwood, South Dakota, the storied mining town that sprang up in early 1876, just as the young United States was celebrating its 100th birthday, and came raining down in ashes only three years later, destined to become food for the imagination and a nostalgic landmark that now brings in more than 2.5 million visitors each year.That Western romance, were reminded by Cozzensthe prize-winning author of The Earth Is Weepingretains its allure only as long as we willfully ignore the towns foundational sins. Built on land brazenly stolen from the Lakotas, Deadwood was not merely a place where outlaws lurked, like Tombstone or Dodge City, but was itself an outlaw enterprise, not part of any US territory or subject to US laws or governance. This gave rise to the gunslinging, stage-coach robbing, whiskey-guzzling, rampant prostitution, and gambling Deadwood is known for. But it also bred a self-reliance and a spirit of cooperation unique on the frontier, and made it an exceptionally welcoming place for Black Americans and Chinese immigrants at a time of deep-seated discrimination.The first book to tell this complex story in full, Deadwood reveals how one frontier town came to embody the best and worst of the Westenduring truths about humanitys eternal quest for creating order from chaos, a greater good from individual greed, and security from violence....9798217165698_Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Groupaudiolibro_9798217165698_9798217165698Peter CozzensInglésMéxico2025-09-02T00:00:00+00:00NoMINUTE2025-09-02T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group