Spent another memorable day in Deadwood presenting books about Frontier Teachers, the Widows of the Little Bighorn, Wicked Women, and An Open Secret: The Most Notorious Bordellos in Deadwood. Of course, that last title seemed especially fitting as many gathered in the Black Hills this week to commemorate the closing of Deadwood’s bordellos on May 21, 1980.
Today, Jim Williams, director of Deadwood History, Inc., and I rode in the Save Our Tails parade portraying one of Deadwood’s most infamous couples, Dora and Joseph DuFran. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the colorful, complicated history of this remarkable town.
Tomorrow, I’ll spend my final day in Deadwood at the Brothel Deadwood discussing An Open Secret and dealing Faro. It seems only fitting to close out my time in this amazing Old West town surrounded by stories that still linger in every street, saloon, and sandstone building. Deadwood truly drips with history.
