Pioneer days in the Black Hills
Subtitle: accurate history and facts related by one of the early day pioneers
By: by John S. McClintock ; edited by Edward L. Senn ; foreword by Wayne R. Kime.
Contributors: Senn, Edward L.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Subjects: McClintock, John S., 1847-1937.; Pioneers -- South Dakota -- Deadwood Region -- Biography.; Frontier and pioneer life -- South Dakota -- Deadwood Region.; Frontier and pioneer life -- Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.); Deadwood Region (S.D.) -- Biography.; Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) -- Biography.; Deadwood Region (S.D.) -- Social life and customs.; Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) -- Social life and customs.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Pioneer Days in the Black Hills is a rough-and-tumble account of the early days of Deadwood, Dakota Territory. In 1874, after leading an expedition into the Black Hills, George Armstrong Custer announced that he had found gold "among the roots of the grass."".

"In April 1876, John S. McClintock arrived in search of gold. Entering a series of speculations and employments that won him moderate prosperity, he made Deadwood his home. During his later years, he wrote his memoirs, presented here for the first time in half a century.".

"McClintock provides material on the gold rush, skirmishes with Indians, the exploits of road agents and outlaws, and appearances by celebrities such as Wild Bill Hickok (killed in Deadwood), Calamity Jane, and Deadwood Dick (four of them). He describes the real-life exploits of such legendary characters as "Black Dan," "Madame Mustache," "Buckskin Johnny," and "Big Thumb Jake."" "Wayne R. Kime's new foreword sets McClintock's story within the history of Deadwood and the Black Hills."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Originally published: Deadwood, S.D. : J.S. McClintock, 1939.