Deadwood Dick's Doom; or, Calamity Jane's Last Adventure

Author(s)

• Edward L. Wheeler

This western, published around 1899, is a dime novel that has it all: roguish gun men, hostile Indians, chivalrous gentlemen to protect the hapless females, and - in Calamity Jane - even a female who can hold her own. The fictional character of the hero, Deadwood Dick, appeared in more than a hundred stories and became so famous the name was claimed by several men who actually lived in Deadwood, South Dakota. (Summary by Gesine/Wikipedia)

1. Ch. I: Too Late for the Stage
2. Ch. II: A Compact With the Devil's Son
3. Ch. III: The Strangers Sing
4. Ch. IV: Deadwood Dick's Doom
5. Ch. V: $500 Reward; and "Calamity" on Deck
6. Ch. VI: A Very Singular Performance
7. Ch. VII: A Villain Unmasked
8. Ch. VIII: Who Killed Piute Dave?
9. Ch. IX: The Unknown Wins - and Loses
10. Ch. X: A Thwarted Design
11. Ch. XI: The Poet Plots
12. Ch. XII: Old Scavenger's Scalp
13. Ch. XIII: Two Sensations
14. Ch. XIV: Death Notch No More: a Closing Act