To pigeon hole it as a western might keep people from reading it and that would be sad. Pete dexters deadwood is by far one of the best westerns on the market. All these situations and so much more make up the grand book that is deadwood. The perpetrators were upset by a recent column about a murder involving drug dealgonewrong. Deadwood by pete dexter 1989, paperback for sale online. Pete dexter began writing fiction after a lifechanging 1981 incident in which a mob of locals armed with baseball bats beat him severely. Deadwood by pete dexter was first published the same year as larry mcmurtrys lonesome dove which won the pulitzer prize for 1986. Books and internet resources history city of deadwood, south. Books and internet resources history city of deadwood. Pete dexter books list of books by author pete dexter. Roman dexter, pete, burger, jurgen, bielfeldt, kathrin isbn.
Jun 22, 2008 the series would have expanded my mental picture of deadwood in 1876. Oh hell, if you miss the movie setting buy some raisinettes anyway and then. On a warm latesummer afternoon, pete dexter trudges across the living room of his home perched high above puget sound on whidbey island, diet coke in hand, and steels himself to tell the story of. Deadwood vintage contemporaries kindle edition by dexter, pete. Buy deadwood vintage contemporaries reprint by dexter, pete isbn. Here, we have the story of the last days of wild bill hickokand of his best friend charley utter. Oct 25, 2011 on a warm latesummer afternoon, pete dexter trudges across the living room of his home perched high above puget sound on whidbey island, diet coke in hand, and steels himself to tell the story of. Deadwood by pete dexter 1986, hardcover for sale online. So when i had a chance to interview him the yankees were the first thing we talked about. Written by national book award winner pete dexter, this novel reflects the enormous amount of.
Legendary gunman wild bill hickcock and his friend charlie utter have come to the black hills town of deadwood fresh, isbn 9781400079711 buy the deadwood ebook. Deadwood isbn 9781400079711 pdf epub pete dexter ebook. Trout, the novel by pete dexter that won the 1988 national book award for. Peter dexters western deadwood is a work of american literature that stands up on its own. Deadwood vintage contemporaries series by pete dexter. It is through charley we experience the events of the novel, the vast majority of which are based on real lives and actual events. Read deadwood by pete dexter available from rakuten kobo. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee. Dexters novel did win the national book award, so its not like it was under the radar. Gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, the paperboy, and train. If you are unfamiliar with pete dexter, dont start with deadwood. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it.
It was like delving into the lives of the wonderful characters. Like dexters other works, deadwood is a book about america and americans. In fine style he not only tells an interesting story but tells it in an entertaining manner as well. This novel is about the mining town of deadwood in the 1870s. The book is hilariously funny in spots, and totally shocking in others, but through it all we have charlie making his way. Calling it a western unfairly limits the scope of its appeal. This acclaimed book by pete dexter is available at in several formats for your ereader. Dexter was a wonderful newspaper columnist and is now one of our greatest novelists. The star of pete dexters book is not wild bill hickock, or even calamity jane, but charley utter, wild bills friend and partner towards the end of his life. About pete dexter pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, and train. Deadwood by pete dexter 1986, hardcover for sale online ebay. Legendary gunman wild bill hickcock and his friend charlie utter have come to the black hills town of deadwood fresh from cheyenne, fleeing an ungrateful populace. But in this town of playedout miners, bounty hunters. Deadwood book by pete dexter 6 available editions half.
He was born in michigan and raised in georgia, illinois, and eastern south dakota. Feb 16, 2012 overlooked classics of american literature. Pete dexter born july 22, 1943 is an american novelist. Deadwood has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Deadwood by pete dexter 1989, paperback for sale online ebay. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout and five other novels. Western aficionados will enjoy it but readers of good literature will love it. From memory to page, or how pete dexter wrote a prize winner. The characters, with the exception of malcolm nash, are also real, and were in deadwood at the time these events occurred. Much of the novel centers on the relationship between wild bill and his friend charlie utter. His second book, deadwood, came out in 1986 and still reigns as one of the greatest westerns ever written. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee, more about pete dexter. Aug 03, 20 the best novel about wild bill hickock by far, and indeed one of the finest of all westerns, is deadwood by pete dexter random house, 1986.
Apr 07, 2010 i met pete dexter last fall when he was in new york promoting his seventh novel, spooner. He was interesting, and added some contrast to the rest of the story. Anyways, this book was one of the few reads i was really sad to have to finish. Written by national book award winner pete dexter, this novel reflects the enormous amount of research that went into recapturing the feel of deadwood, the black hills, and the american frontier of 1876. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and the sacramento bee, and has contributed to many magazines, including esquire, sports illustrated, and playboy. I met pete dexter last fall when he was in new york promoting his seventh novel, spooner. His second novel was deadwood, a blackcomic romp through wild west.
Wild bill hickok, his best friend charley utter, and legendary, hellraising prostitute calamity jane ride into the brawling boomtown of deadwood to do some. Apr 04, 2012 the characters, with the exception of malcolm nash, are also real, and were in deadwood at the time these events occurred. Sep 22, 2011 pete dexter is the author of the national book award winner paris trout and of gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, the paperboy and train. One character never mentioned in the series as far as i can remember was the bottle fiend. Deadwood by pete dexter unlike the tv series of the same name, this is a sadly underrated story about the men of the old west tom cox.
Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood. Pete dexter is the author of the national book award winner paris trout and of gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, the paperboy and train. Bill, aging and sick but still able to best any man in a fair gunfight, just wants to be left alone to drink and play cards. The novel is powerful, funny, moving, exciting and sometimes poetically written. Deadwood vintage contemporaries kindle edition by dexter.
Pete dexter is an excellent writer and story teller. The old west as perceived by pete dexter is really real and funny in deadwood, south dakota, wild bill hickok, calamity jane, and other real life residents such as saloon keeper, chinese store owners, lawmen. It is through charley we experience the events of the novel, the vast majority of. Charlie is very much a man of his time 1870s, but hes also a modern man in a changing world. The movie and series should have been more like the book. The award could have just as easily gone to deadwood as both books are very well written and both books turn the western genre on its head in just about the same way. Although dexters deadwood is cited as a source for both the walter hill film wild bill and the hbo tv show deadwood, in both cases the screen version is very different indeed from the book. I really liked the movie wild bill and the hbo series deadwood. Deadwood by pete dexter overview deadwood, dakota territories, 1876.
Legendary gunman wild bill hickcock and his friend charlie utter have come to the bl. The brother of the homicide victim was a bartender at a local bar in the schuylkill neighborhood. Jul 12, 2005 how pete dexter did not get any credit for the tv show just blows me away. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading deadwood vintage contemporaries. He has been a columnist for the philadelphia daily news and. Wild bill hickok and his friend and pard charley utter ended up there. Do yourself a favor, skip a soso movie, buy this book instead and settle down for a good read. Please, pete, another deadwood of some sorts or maybe another wester mining town book maybe the town of bodie, ca. Deadwood ebook by pete dexter 9780804151917 rakuten kobo. I know i read several times granted, on the internets before watching the first season of the television series or reading this book that pete dexters work was very much integral to the creation of the hbo series. Gods pocket 1983 adapted as the 2014 film gods pocket. Pete dexter is the author of the national book awardwinning novel paris trout as well as spooner, paper trails, gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, and train. The series would have expanded my mental picture of deadwood in 1876.
Nov 06, 20 pete dexter is the author of the national book award winner paris trout and of gods pocket, deadwood, brotherly love, the paperboy and train. First thing i noticed about him was that he was wearing a pink yankees cap. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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