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Article: From Deadwood to the Badlands; WIN LOAD OF LAUGHS
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- The Press
- Article date:
- August 31, 2009
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MIKE HYDE parks his motorbike over from the saloon where Wild
Bill Hickok was killed. He then carries on to the Crazy Horse and Mt
Rushmore memorials in this South Dakota excerpt from his often
hilarious new book, Twisting Throttle America.
Deadwood is a very touristy place playing on its Wild West
history, claiming to be the place where Wild Bill Hickok was
murdered by Jack McCall, and where he was laid to rest along with
Calamity Jane and Potato Creek Johnny. I counted at least three Wild
Bill characters on horseback clip-clopping around downtown Deadwood
waving to the kids.
Hickok was killed at Saloon No 10, playing poker.
I parked the bike over the road from the saloon, which was ...