The savior of Deadwood : James K.P. Miller on the gold frontier /

"Given that his contemporaries hailed businessman James K. P. Miller as "the foremost citizen of Deadwood" and stated that his "name will always be coupled with the prosperity of Deadwood and the Black Hills," it would seem that he should be as well remembered as Wild Bill H...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wolff, David A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Pierre, SD : South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2021.
Subjects:	Miller, James Knox Polk, > 1845-1891. Frontier and pioneer life > South Dakota > Deadwood. Businessmen > South Dakota > Deadwood > Biography. Deadwood (S.D.) > Economic conditions > 19th century. Deadwood (S.D.) > Biography. Businessmen. Economic history. Frontier and pioneer life. South Dakota > Deadwood. 1800-1899 Biographies.

Table of Contents:

Learning the ropes
Watching and waiting
Deadwood begins
Hard times and hope
Peak of the rush
From stability to disaster
Struggling to survive
Opportunities and obstacles
Progress and setbacks
Prosperity and permanence
Epilogue: The price of prosperity
Appendix A: Mining camp deaths, 1876-1870
Appendix B: Members of James K.P. Miller's Syndicate.